Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 2022-09-01
Number: 22-058/VIII
Author-Name: Yuzhi Yang
Author-Workplace-Name: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Author-Name: Erik Ansink
Author-Workplace-Name: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Title: The river pollution claims problem
Abstract: We propose the river pollution claims problem to distribute a limited pollution budget
among agents located along a river. A key distinction with the standard claims problem is
that agents are ordered and they are given priority based on their location in this order instead of their identity. We propose two new axioms that are relevant in the context of river
pollution and use these to characterize two priority rules. Our characterization results
show that Consistency plays an important role since it makes sure that any asymmetric
treatment will be transferred across problems.
Classification-JEL: C71, D62, D63, Q25
Keywords: Claims Problem, River Pollution, Pollution Permits, Priority Rules
File-URL: https://papers.tinbergen.nl/22058.pdf
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Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20220058