Instrument mixes for environmental policy: How many stones should be used to kill a bird?

International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-235

  Braathen, Nils Axel ^a  

^a OECD ^*

Author keywords

Economic efficiency; Energy efficiency; Environmental effectiveness; Environmental policy; Ex post evaluations; Household waste; Instrument mixes; Non point sources of water pollution

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347369394     PISSN: 19321465     EISSN: 19321473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/101.00000005     Document Type: Article

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