Uncertainty and the choice of policy instruments: A note on Baumol and Oates propositions

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 497-505

  Shrestha, Ratna K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Externality; Policy instruments; Regulatory uncertainty; Tradable pollution rights

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXATION;

BENEFIT UNCERTAINTY; COST UNCERTAINTY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE; POLLUTION POLICY; POLLUTION TAX;

EID: 0032405849     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008208111834     Document Type: Article

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