The law and economics of environmental taxation: When should the ecotax kick in?

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-134

  Backhaus, Jürgen G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0033092823     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8188(98)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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