The optimal choice of climate change policy in the presence of uncertainty

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-287

  Pizer, William A ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cost benefit analysis; Integrated assessment; Policy choice; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAXATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

EID: 0033180485     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0928-7655(99)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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