Unitization of Tanneries and Water Pollution in the Ganges in Kanpur, India: The Salience of Fixed Costs
Abstract
We study the merits of regulating water pollution in the Ganges river caused by tanneries in Kanpur, India, by unitizing or merging the polluting tanneries. We first describe the n≥2 polluting tanneries in Kanpur as a Cournot oligopoly in which all tanneries incur fixed and variable costs in producing leather. Second, we derive the Nash equilibrium output of leather and profits and discuss how many tanneries can survive in this equilibrium as a function of the fixed costs. Third, we permit m
Fields of Study & Subjects
Agriculture
Water
and Health
Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Review of Regional Studies
- Volume
- 56
- Issue
- 1
- Publication date
- 6 April 2026
- Language
- EN