Revenue-raising versus other approaches to environmental protection: The critical significance of preexisting tax distortions

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 708-731

  Goulder, Lawrence H ^a   Parry, Ian W H ^a   Burtraw, Dallas ^a  

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EID: 0031318570     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555783     Document Type: Article

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