An information perspective on dynamic efficiency in environmental policy

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-68

  Read, Peter ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bounded rationality; Dynamics; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Learning; Path dependency; Policy instruments; Technological change

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS;

EID: 0034111486     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6245(99)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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