2009年2月
Economic analysis of deposit-refund systems with measures for mitigating negative impacts on suppliers
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
- 巻
- 53
- 号
- 4
- 開始ページ
- 199
- 終了ページ
- 207
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.11.008
- 出版者・発行元
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
The real-world application of a deposit-refund system, although recommended by Various studies, has not become popular. This gap can be attributed to the negative impacts that the introduction of the system has on suppliers. This burden is large, particularly for retailers. Previous studies have overlooked this aspect. This paper considers the welfare implications of policies that mitigate these negative impacts.
Using welfare analysis, we consider two mitigation policies in all economy with it representative consumers, a representative retailer, and the government. Under the first policy, the retailer is allowed to keep the unredeemed deposits, which result from the difference between deposits and refunds. In the second policy, a handling commission is paid to the retailer.
The result can be summarized in the following three points. First, the government should collect unredeemed deposits when a negative externality multiplied by the number of consumers is larger than half of the deposit. In this case, however, it is possible that the negative impacts on the retailer could worsen. Second, whether or not the handling commission is paid is immaterial; however, paying a handling commission could decrease the burden on the retailer. Third, if the government behaves optimally, the optimal deposit is equal to the negative externality multiplied by the number of consumers, and the government should collect all the unredeemed deposits from the retailer. In this case, however, the negative impacts on the retailer could worsen. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Using welfare analysis, we consider two mitigation policies in all economy with it representative consumers, a representative retailer, and the government. Under the first policy, the retailer is allowed to keep the unredeemed deposits, which result from the difference between deposits and refunds. In the second policy, a handling commission is paid to the retailer.
The result can be summarized in the following three points. First, the government should collect unredeemed deposits when a negative externality multiplied by the number of consumers is larger than half of the deposit. In this case, however, it is possible that the negative impacts on the retailer could worsen. Second, whether or not the handling commission is paid is immaterial; however, paying a handling commission could decrease the burden on the retailer. Third, if the government behaves optimally, the optimal deposit is equal to the negative externality multiplied by the number of consumers, and the government should collect all the unredeemed deposits from the retailer. In this case, however, the negative impacts on the retailer could worsen. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
- リンク情報
- ID情報
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.11.008
- ISSN : 0921-3449
- CiNii Articles ID : 80020181676
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000264368300004