On the optimal environmental liability limit for marine oil transport

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-100

  Jin, Di ^a   Kite Powell, Hauke L ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE POLLUTION;

CONDITION; ECONOMIC THEORIES; ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES; MARINE OIL; OIL POLLUTION; OIL TRANSPORT; POLICY DEBATES; POLLUTION DAMAGE; SOCIAL BENEFITS; SOCIAL COST;

ECONOMICS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LIABILITY; OIL POLLUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032807729     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-5545(99)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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