A derivation of the marginal abatement cost curve

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 306-314

  McKitrick, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost functions; Emissions functions; Marginal abatement costs

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; POLLUTION CONTROL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM COMPLEX (MAC);

EID: 0032863658     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeem.1999.1065     Document Type: Article

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