Browsing ECO Working Papers by Subject "L51"

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    Title: Policy Uncertainty and Investment in Low-Carbon Technology  Author(s): ALBRIZIO, Silvia; COSTA, Hélia Date: 2012 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: In the context of an emission trading scheme (ETS), we study how uncertainty over the environmental policy affectsfirms' investment in low-carbon technologies. We develop a three period sequential model that combines the ...
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    Title: Market Regulation and Firm Performance: The Case of Smoking Bans in the UK  Author(s): ADDA, Jérôme; BERLINSKI, Samuel; BHASKAR, V.; MACHIN, Stephen Date: 2011 Type of Publication: Working Paper Series/Report no.: EUI ECO Abstract: This paper analyzes the effects of a ban on smoking in public places upon firms and consumers. Analysis of survey data from public houses finds that the Scottish smoking ban (introduced in March 2006) reduced pub sales and ...