Preferences for domestic fuel: Analysis with socio-economic factors and rankings in Kolkata, India

Ecological Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-121

  Gupta, Gautam ^a   Köhlin, Gunnar ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Energy policy; Fuel demand; Ranking; Subsidy; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; POLICY MAKING;

ASIA; CALCUTTA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 33645420227     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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