Environmental taxation in the natural resource extraction sector: Is it a good idea?

European Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 232-245

  Söderholm, Patrik ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Economics; Environmental taxes; Natural resources; Policy; Raw materials

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; NATURAL RESOURCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33747826339     PISSN: 09610405     EISSN: 10990976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.415     Document Type: Article

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