CONCORDIA UNIVERSITYSCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

This is to certify that the thesis prepared

By: Eleftherios Filippiadis

Entitled: Three Essays on the Environment with Strategic Interactions

and submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Economics)

complies with the regulations of the University and meets the accepted standards with respect to originality and quality.

Signed by the final examining committee:

ChairDr. S. Shaw

External ExaminerDr. H. Benchekroun

External to ProgramDr. Z. Patterson

ExaminerDr. P. Gomme

ExaminerDr. S. Papai

Thesis SupervisorDr. E. Diamantoudi

Approved by Dr. E. Diamontoudi, Graduate Program Director

December 9, 2011Dr. B. Lewis, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science

Pollution

MBP, MCP

MBP1

MCP

A

MBP2

B

C

x1 x2

Pollution

MBP, MCP

MBP1

MCP

A

MBP2

B

C

x1x2

0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.00.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

Per Capita Income

Pollution

n=1n=2n=4

0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.00.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

Per Capita Income

Pollution

rho=1rho=2rho=4

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.00.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

Per Capita Income

Pollution

beta = 2

beta = 3

beta = 4

Domestic emissions

Domestic income

foreign income = 1

foreign income = 30

foreign income = 3

34

56

y21

1.0

0.4

0.80.6

t

0.0

0.20.0

0

0.1

0.2x

0.3

0.4

0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.00.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

Income Share

Total Pollution

y=0.8

y=5