The representative Kanpur tannery’s Ganges water pollution problem

Batabyal, Amitrajeet (2023): The representative Kanpur tannery’s Ganges water pollution problem.

Abstract

In this research note, we focus on a representative, leather producing tannery in Kanpur, India, and shed light on two specific questions that, to the best of our knowledge, have not been studied previously in the literature. First, what is the deadweight loss from water pollution caused by this tannery? Second, how might an effluent fee be used to ensure that the socially optimal amount of leather is produced by this same tannery? Our linear model provides answers to these two questions and also shows how our results can be used to guide pollution regulation policy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Deadweight Loss, Effluent Fee, Ganges River, Pollution, Representative Tannery
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q53 - Air Pollution ; Water Pollution ; Noise ; Hazardous Waste ; Solid Waste ; Recycling; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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