Relative emission standard versus tax under oligopoly: The role of free entry

Journal of Economics/ Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-128

  Lahiri, Sajal ^a   Ono, Yoshiyasu ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emission standard; Emission tax; Environment; Pollution; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547373893     PISSN: 09318658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00712-006-0243-1     Document Type: Article

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