Regulating the tragedy of commons: Nonlinear feedback solutions of a differential game with a dual interpretation

A-Tier
Journal: Energy Economics
Year: 2021
Volume: 100
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

A well established dynamic model describing the impact of oligopolistic interaction on a renewable resource is revisited here to illustrate its dual interpretation as a waste removal differential game. The regulatory implications are illustrated by assuming that the public agency may control market price and possibly also access to the commons. Two different formulations of the managerial or CSR objective are envisaged, based on a combination of profits and either output or the individual share of the waste stock. It is shown that if the representative firm’s objective includes the residual waste stock, there exists a unique regulated price driving to zero the steady state stock itself. Hence, the present analysis delivers some useful indications concerning an appropriate definition of the CSR objective firms should adopt.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:eneeco:v:100:y:2021:i:c:s0140988321002681
Journal Field
Energy
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25