Mission impossible!? On the harmonization of national allocation plans under the EU emissions trading directive

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-94

  Böhringer, Christoph ^a   Lange, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Allowance allocation; Competitive distortions; Emissions trading; National allocation plan

Indexed keywords

EID: 15044347528     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-004-4420-2     Document Type: Review

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