Buyer liability and voluntary inspections in international greenhouse gas emissions trading: A laboratory study

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-127

  Cason, Timothy N ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissions permits; Environment; Experiments; Kyoto Protocol

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INSPECTION; RELIABILITY;

BUYER LIABILITY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EMISSIONS TRADING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVESTMENT; LIABILITY;

EID: 0038810080     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023665517698     Document Type: Article

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