Short-term decisions under long-term uncertainty

Energy Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 557-569

  Tol, Richard S J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Analytical and numerical analyses; Future policy makers; Greenhouse gas emissions

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST ACCOUNTING; DECISION MAKING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY;

GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 0032310054     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-9883(98)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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