Economic models for climate policy analysis: A critical discussion

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 3-18

  Sanstad, Alan H ^a   Greening, Lorna A ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Hagler Bailly Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate policy; Economic modeling

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE ANALYSIS; CLIMATE POLICY; CRITICAL DISCUSSIONS; DESIGN ISSUES; ECONOMIC MODELING; ECONOMIC MODELS; POLICY MAKERS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 0032369972     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1019002620369     Document Type: Article

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