scholarly journals The Impact of Carbon Trade on Outsourcing Remanufacturing

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (20) ◽  
pp. 10804
Author(s):  
Xiqiang Xia ◽  
Mengya Li ◽  
Biao Li ◽  
Hao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Trade Policy ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Consumer Surplus ◽  
Green Manufacturing ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Trade Prices ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Outsourcing remanufacturing is an important way to achieve resource recycling, green manufacturing and carbon neutrality goals. To analyze the impact of carbon trade on manufacturing/remanufacturing under outsourcing remanufacturing, this article builds a game model between an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and a remanufacturer under the carbon trade policy. In the outsourcing remanufacturing model, this article compares the impact of the carbon trade policy on the unit retail price, sales volume, revenue, environmental impact, and consumer surplus of new and remanufactured products. The research mainly draws the following conclusions: (1) Carbon trade increases the prices of both new and remanufactured products and the cost of outsourcing. Only when certain conditions are met can increased carbon trade prices increase revenue. (2) The carbon trade policy helps reduce the adverse impact on the environment, but only when the carbon trade price is greater than a certain threshold can it increase consumer surplus. (3) Consumer preferences and carbon emissions of the unit product affect manufacturers’ profits. Increased consumer preference for remanufactured products and reduced carbon emissions of remanufactured products contribute to increased sales and revenues.

The Impact of Consumer Preference Distributions on Dynamic Electricity Pricing for Residential Demand Response

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Dunbar ◽  
Scott Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Demand Response ◽  
Dynamic Pricing ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
System Level ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Product Use ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Demand Response (DR) is the adjustment of consumer electricity demand through the deployment of one or more strategies, e.g. direct load control, policy implementation, dynamic pricing, or other economic incentives. Widespread implementation of DR is a promising solution for addressing energy challenges such as the integration of intermittent renewable energy resources, reducing capacity cost, and improving grid reliability. Understanding residential consumer preferences for shifting product usage and how these preferences are distributed amongst a population are key to predicting the effectiveness of different DR strategies. In addition, there is a need for a better understanding of how different DR programs, system level objectives, and preference distributions will impact different segments of consumers within a population. Specifically, the impacts on their product use behavior and electricity bill. To address this challenge, a product based approach to modeling consumer decisions about altering their electricity consumption is proposed, which links consumer value to their products, instead of directly to the amount of electricity they consume. This model is then used to demonstrate how population level preference distributions for altering product use impact system level objectives.

Consumer preference for wine from hand-harvested grapes

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 (8) ◽  
pp. 2551-2567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Dominici ◽  
Fabio Boncinelli ◽  
Francesca Gerini ◽  
Enrico Marone
Keyword(s):  
Latent Class ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Latent Class Model ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Random Parameter ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organic Certification ◽  
Taste Heterogeneity ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate preferences for wine made from hand-harvested grapes, and the interactive effect between this attribute and organic certification. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected via an online choice experiment involving a sample of 408 Italian wine consumers. A random parameter logit was performed to estimate consumer preferences for wine attributes: harvest type, organic and the interaction between these. The experiment also includes geographical indications and price. Furthermore, a latent class model (LCM) is performed to investigate taste heterogeneity for the included wine attributes. Findings On average, consumers prefer the wine produced with hand-harvested grapes. The hypothesis of an interaction between organic and hand-harvested attributes is rejected. Using the LCM, the authors identify three segments with significant taste heterogeneity in terms of the magnitude and the sign of the parameters. Moreover, consumer attitudes towards food naturalness differ according to their belonging to the segments. Originality/value The novelty of this article is twofold. First, this study investigates, for the first time, the impact of the hand-harvested method on consumer wine preferences. Second, hand-harvesting and organic have independent values.

Analysis of Carbon Emissions Trading Costs Influencing Factors in Power Industry

2014 ◽  
Vol 651-653 ◽  
pp. 1410-1414
Author(s):  
Wen Yan Liu ◽  
Xiao Bao Yu ◽  
Pu Yu He ◽  
Yan Li Huang ◽  
Bing Bing Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Emissions Trading ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Trading Costs ◽  
Carbon Emissions Trading ◽  
Transport Chain ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Accuracy Of Prediction ◽  
The Impact

The uncertain factors that impact of carbon emissions trading costs are so many, the impact of various factors interact to form a complex system. To improve the accuracy of prediction, it is necessary to deepen the study of these influencing factors. Through investigation identified 21 main factors that affecting the cost of carbon emissions trading, processing and analysis explained by structural model was constructed of carbon emissions trading cost factors and the impact of transport chain hierarchy, based on this model to find the factors that most affect carbon emissions trading costs.

scholarly journals Technology Innovation, Economic Growth and Carbon Emissions in the Context of Carbon Neutrality: Evidence from BRICS

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11138
Author(s):  
Huan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Stirpat Model ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Brics Countries ◽  
The Impact

This study selects the panel data of five BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) from 1990 to 2019 to empirically explore the impact of technological innovation and economic growth on carbon emissions under the context of carbon neutrality. Granger causality test results signify that there exists a one-way causality from technology patent to carbon emission and from economic growth to carbon emission. We also constructed an improved Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) model. The regression results manifest that technology patents contribute to the realization of carbon emission reduction and carbon neutralization, while the economic growth of emerging economies represented by BRICS countries significantly improves carbon emissions, but every single BRICS country shows differentiated carbon emissions conditions with their economic development stages. The impact of the interaction term on carbon emissions for the five BRICS countries also presents country-specific heterogeneity. Moreover, the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) test results show that only Russia and South Africa have an inverted U-shaped curve relationship between economic growth and carbon emissions, whereas Brazil, India and China have a U-shaped curve relationship. There exists no EKC relationship when considering BRICS nations as a whole. Further robustness tests also verify that the conclusions obtained in this paper are consistent and stable. Finally, the paper puts forward relevant policy suggestions based on the research findings.

scholarly journals Pengaruh globalisasi terhadap ketahanan pangan nasional

Agro Ekonomi ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sri Widodo
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Trade Policy ◽  
Consumer Surplus ◽  
Price Policy ◽  
Domestic Price ◽  
International Trade Policy ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Impact

The problem on food security in Indonesia began to be interested since the economic crisis as one component of the social security net. Sustainable food security covers: availability of food, accessibility, utilization, stability, self reliance (autonomy) and sustainability. . Hirarchically food security can be at global order, regional, national, local, household and individual. The higher order offbod security is a necessary condition but not sufficient condition for the lower order.Economic theory indicate that there are gains to be made from free trade. increase the efficiency ufresource allocation, and increase welfare of all countries. However, all government, without exception, intervene to varying degrees in the working of natural market prces, with the reason the need to protect infant industry, to ensure food security, to redistribute income, and to enhance income of small producers.The liberalization initiatives culminated in UR agreement and WTO, among others, dismantling of quantitative restriction and subsidies as well as other nontariff barriers, but there were several new thing of antidumping tariff, sanitary and phytosanitary, technical barrier to trade,environment, and genetically modified organism.The impact of trade liberalization on exporter countries, in general, would benefit the producers, decrease the consumer surplus, and increase social welfare except large populated as India and China. The impact of importer countries depend on the policy of each country. Malaysia and Indonesia by decreasing import tariff policy would increase consumer surplus and social welfare but sacrificing the producers/farmers.National food policies consist of international trade policy domestic price policy, and policy on production efficiency. The international trade policy means to protect producers, consumers, and social welfare from the uncertainty of international market especially in the long run. The stabilization of domestic price policy needs inter department coordination and STE to implement. Protection could result inefficiency but it is needed for commodities those are not ready to compete and to protect from unfair trade, to protect farmers and long run food security.

scholarly journals Optimal Manufacturing-Reconditioning Decisions in a Reverse Logistic System under Periodic Mandatory Carbon Regulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3534
Author(s):  
Sadok Turki ◽  
Soulayma Sahraoui ◽  
Christophe Sauvey ◽  
Nathalie Sauer
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Parallel Machines ◽  
Carbon Tax ◽  
Green Manufacturing ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
Carbon Regulation ◽  
Decision Variables ◽  
Optimal Value ◽  
Reverse Logistic ◽  
The Impact

Due to environmental concerns, firms are under increasing pressure to comply with legislations and to take up environmental strategies. This leads researchers and firms to develop new sustainable supply chains, where a new area has emerged for a manufacturing and reconditioning system. The originality of this work consists in simultaneously considering carbon emissions strategies, carbon tax and mandatory emission in a manufacturing-reconditioning system. The proposed system is composed of two parallel machines, a manufacturing stock, a reconditioning stock and a recovery inventory. In order to make the proposed green manufacturing system more realistic, it is assumed that manufactured (new products) and reconditioned products are distinguishable. The quantity of worn products (used products) depends on the sales in the previous periods, and the repair periods of the machines are stochastic and independent. The aim of this work is to determine the optimal capacities of manufacturing and reconditioning stocks that maximize the total profit, as well as the optimal value of worn products under two carbon emissions’ limitations. An evolutionary algorithm is developed, along with an efficient improvement method, to find the optimal value of decision variables. Ultimately, numerical results are provided to show the impact of the period of carbon limit and the worn products (returned products) on decision variables.

scholarly journals The impact of food industry reformulation, innovation and consumer preference on dietary intakes in Ireland: a probabilistic intake model

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (OCE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maeve Cushen ◽  
Noel Rogers ◽  
Rebecca Barron ◽  
Jasmin Wonik ◽  
Beata Stanek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Industry ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
Nutrient Intakes ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Total Fat ◽  
The Impact

AbstractStrong evidence exists linking poor diet to increased risk of overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases. Reformulation initiatives, whereby the food industry gradually reduces energy, sodium, sugar, fat and saturated fat content of their products, are identified as important strategies to improve dietary intakes. The analysis aimed to examine the impact of voluntary reformulation, changes to products on the market and changes in consumer preferences on dietary intakes in Ireland from 2005 to 2017. Data on composition and volume sales (kg/ year) of products available on the market in 2005 and 2017 were collected from 15 Food Drink Ireland (FDI) member companies via online templates. These products were assigned to appropriate food and beverage groups identified in four Irish University Nutrition Alliance (IUNA) surveys of preschool children (1–4 years), children (5–12 years), teenagers (13–17 years) and adults (18–90 years). Assignment of FDI products to IUNA foods and beverages was carried out using weighted distributions for a given group of foods. The weightings were taken from the sales volumes of similar products relative to one another in a given category in a given year. Monte Carlo simulations were used to run the IUNA survey consumption data with both sets of weighted composition data from 2005 and 2017. The Creme Global intake model was used to estimate daily energy and nutrient intakes for all four populations during 2005 and 2017. The Wilcoxon-signed rank test was used to test for differences between the two years. Changes in both the products available on the market and market share of these products were observed from 2005 to 2017. The nutrient with the greatest intake reduction between the two years for all ages was sugar. Children and teens were the most affected, where total sugar intakes reduced by 3.2g/d and 2.7g/d, respectively. This reduction was primarily driven by the beverage category. There were modest saturated fat intake reductions observed for teens and adults (0.2g/d and 0.5g/d, respectively). Energy, total fat and sodium intakes for all ages remained relatively stable between the two years. This analysis highlights the impact of not only food industry efforts but also consumer choices on nutrient intakes in Ireland. It is worth noting that the data collected predates the sugar tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in Ireland. Reductions in sugar intakes were not compensated by total fat or energy increases.

Tax Policy to Reduce Carbon Emissions in a Distorted Economy: Illustrations from a South Africa CGE Model

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shantayanan Devarajan ◽  
Delfin S Go ◽  
Sherman Robinson ◽  
Karen Thierfelder
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Alternative Energy ◽  
Carbon Tax ◽  
Cge Model ◽  
Administrative Capacity ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Noting that developing countries may not have the administrative capacity to levy a “pure” carbon tax, we compare the impact of alternative energy taxes with that of a carbon tax in an economy with multiple distortions. We use a disaggregated computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the South African economy and simulate a range of tax policies that reduce CO2 emissions by 15 percent. Consistent with a “first-best” economy, a carbon tax will have the lowest marginal cost of abatement. But the relationship between a tax on energy commodities and one on pollution-intensive commodities depends critically on other distortions in the system and on structural rigidities in the economy. We demonstrate that if South Africa were able to remove distortions in the labor market, the cost of carbon taxation would be negligible. We conclude that the welfare costs of taxing carbon emissions in developing countries depend more on other distortions than on the country’s own carbon emissions.

scholarly journals Improvement of methods for determining the efficiency of advertising

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Maksym Chernenko ◽  
Anatoliy Yakovlev
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Trade Fair ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Value Effect ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

<p><strong>Theoretical background</strong>: The paper shows that increase in sales and profit margins is only partially dependent on the implementation of advertising activities. Methodical approaches for estimation of an exhibition and advertising activity and promotion of its employees are specified.</p><p><strong>Purpose of the article</strong>: It is the purpose of this article to analyze and further develop the methodological principles for assessing the efficiency of advertising and exhibition activities.</p><p><strong>Main findings</strong>: The results of the work involve evaluation of the effect of advertising and the share of the impact of advertising in increased revenue from the sale of products. A corresponding proportion of this impact was determined based on consumer inquiries. We propose an index of exhibition and trade fair performance, calculated based on two components: how many times a specific company participated in such events, and how the company was presented at relevant exhibition and fairs. Indices of the cost of advertising and promotion of certain products were provided as well. The present research is a novel approach that consists first in proving that the sales increase effect should not be assigned to advertising only, and second, determining the factors that influence consumer preferences and their share in the total value effect. Moreover, the proposed index of influence of exhibition and trade fair performance results depending on the selected factors is innovative as well. The practical importance of the research results involves a more accurate calculation of the effect caused by activities performed and, consequently, an increase in the efficiency of the business entities.</p>

scholarly journals Firm's Imperfect Compliance and Pollution Emissions: Theory and Evidence from South Africa

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Yu Kun Wang ◽  
Xiaoyong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Environmental Taxes ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Carbon emissions exacerbate global climate change. Transitioning away from coal is a cost-effective path to a low-carbon economy. Although many articles have considered the issue of manufacturers' production and emission of pollution. Few papers have discussed the impact of environmental tax and fuel tax on the cost of environmental degradation. This paper seeks to fill this gap by developing a theoretical model to discuss the relationship between environmental pollution and economic growth. Furthermore, in order to support the theoretical results and testify the relationship between carbon emissions and taxation, we take South Africa as a case for discussing the effect of environmental taxation and fuel levy on firms' carbon emissions. We show that the impact of environmental taxes on carbon dioxide emissions is greater than that of fuel taxes on carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, we find that the GDP level of South Africa is on the left of the inflection points of Kuznets Curve. In other words, the current growth of South Africa's economy is at the cost of worsening the environmental degradation.

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