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Recently the lack of final wastes incinerators owned by local governments has been afraid due to the increase of wastes in the future in Japan. The new surface-treating place, which is considered as the final place to disposal the wastes in Tokyo Bay, will overflow 30 years later if the pace of increasing the wastes is maintained.
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Note that τ r is positive or negative.
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Note that quasi-linear utility function is the income effect to be zero.
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τ r is a endogenous variable that depends on relation between demand and supply for the recyclable waste while τ g is a policy variable by the local government.
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We assume that tax revenues from τ g and τ v are incorporated into general revenue and that the local government dips into general revenues to cover the subsidy s. Furthermore, to make the discussion simple, balance of payment of general revenue.
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Fukuyama, H., Ikazaki, D. (2016). The Basic Model of Illegal Dumping and Recycling of Wastes. In: Naito, T. (eds) Sustainable Growth and Development in a Regional Economy. New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, vol 13. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55294-9_7
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