On the option to invest in pollution control under a regime of tradable emmisions allowances;Sur la possibilité d'investir dans le contrôle de la pollution dans un régime de permis d'émission de pollution échangeables commercialement

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 860-883

  Insley, Margaret C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2142809767     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-5982.t01-3-00004     Document Type: Article

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