Does uncertainty justify intensity emission caps?

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 343-353

  Quirion, Philippe ^a  

^a Centre International de Recherche sur lEnvironnement et le Developpement   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental taxes; Intensity target; Policy choice; Tradable permits; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOM PROCESSES; TAXATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES; INTENSITY TARGET; POLICY CHOICE; TRADABLE PERMITS;

INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 27944438806     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2005.05.002     Document Type: Article

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