The employment and productivity effects of environmental taxation: Additional dividends or added distractions?

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 389-406

  Jackson, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; PRODUCTIVITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034085217     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560050010419     Document Type: Article

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