Is South Korea’s Emission Trading Scheme Effective? An Analysis Based on the Marginal Abatement Cost of Coal-Fueled Power Plants

This paper examines not only the effectiveness of the South Korean emissions-trading scheme (ETS), but also the determinants of its performance. We apply a directional distance function and stochastic frontier analysis method to estimate environmental efficiency and the marginal CO<sub>2</s...

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Main Authors: Yongrok Choi, Chao Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
ETS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/9/2504