Are the European carbon markets efficient?

Daskalakis, George ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4421-7167 and Markellos, Raphael-Nicholas (2008) Are the European carbon markets efficient? Review of Futures Markets, 17 (2). pp. 103-128.

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Abstract

This paper examines the efficiency of the European market for carbon dioxide emission allowances. To this end, spot and futures market data are analyzed from Powernext, Nord Pool and ECX, the three main exchanges under the European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS). The methodology employs econometric testing procedures and trading strategies based on technical analysis rules and naive forecasts. The empirical results suggest that the behavior of the markets under consideration is not consistent with weak market efficiency. This could be due to the immaturity of the EU ETS and to the restrictions imposed on short-selling and on "banking" of emission allowances. The results are particularly important for emission-intensive firms, policy makers, and risk managers and for active or passive investors in the emerging class of energy and carbon hedge funds.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	european carbon markets,efficiency,european union emission trading scheme
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Finance Group Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy
Depositing User:	Vishal Gautam
Date Deposited:	13 Jan 2011 10:40
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2023 14:40
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/19153
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