Tradeable emission permits regulations in the presence of imperfectly competitive product markets: Welfare implications

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-81

  Sartzetakis, Eftichios Sophocles ^a  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

emission permits; oligopoly; welfare

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARKETING; TAXATION;

IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE PRODUCT MARKETS; OLIGOPOLY; TRADEABLE EMISSION PERMITS REGULATIONS; WELFARE;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 0030902804     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02441370     Document Type: Article

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