Harmonization versus decentralization in the EU ETS: An economic analysis

Climate Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 457-475

  González, Pablo del Río ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allowance allocation; Cost efficiency; EU ETS; Harmonization

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUROPEAN UNION; NATIONAL PLANNING;

EID: 34249314761     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2006.9685613     Document Type: Article

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