New directions in emissions trading: The potential contribution of new institutional economics

Ecological Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-387

  Solomon, Barry D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution control; Emissions trading; New Institutional Economics; Tradable permits

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032718640     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-8009(99)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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