Equity implications of vehicle emissions taxes

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-24

  West, Sarah E ^a  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EQUITY; POLLUTION TAX;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13244265868     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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