Environmental tax interactions when pollution affects health or productivity

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 261-270

  Williams III, Roberton C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental regulation; Pre existing taxes; Tax interactions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HEALTH RISK; LABOR MARKET; POLLUTION TAX;

EID: 0036736417     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeem.2001.1237     Document Type: Article

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