Induced technological change and the attractiveness of CO2 abatement policies

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 211-253

  Goulder, Lawrence H ^a   Schneider, Stephen H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change policy; CO2 abatement; Endogenous growth; Induced technological change

Indexed keywords

CARBON ABATEMENT POLICY; CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY; INDUCED TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE (ITC); PROFIT-MAXIMIZING INVESTMENTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 0033179970     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0928-7655(99)00004-4     Document Type: Article

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