Impact of government carbon-tax and subsidy policy on independent remanufacturing
The government has adopted subsidy policy and carbon tax policy to promote the development of remanufacturing industry.However,the two policies have different effects on remanufacturing industry.To analyze the impact of the two policies on independent remanufacturing,a game model between a manufacturer and a remanufacturer is constructed based on the two policies and the impact on the optimal solution is compar-atively analyzed.Results show that the carbon tax policy could increase the unit retail price of the two products,while the subsidy policy reduces it.However,both policies lead to an increase in demand for remanufactured products.The government subsidy policy improves the recovery rate of waste products;however,the carbon tax policy improves the recovery rate of waste products only when consumers have a greater preference.The total impact of the carbon tax policy on the environment is less than that of the subsidy policy,while the subsidy policy could reduce the impact on the environment only when the impact of remanufactured products on the environment is small.The following management implications are put forward.First,when the government implements the carbon tax policy,the carbon tax rate should be not too high.Second,the subsidy policy is more conducive to the development of the remanufacturing industry only when the subsidy amount is greater than a certain threshold.Otherwise,the carbon tax policy is preferable.
carbon-tax policysubsidy policyindependent remanufacturinggame theory