The regulatory choice of noncompliance in emissions trading programs

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-117

  Stranlund, John K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliance; Emissions trading; Enforcement; Monitoring; Transferable permits

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; PROCESS MONITORING; PUBLIC POLICY;

EMISSIONS TRADING; EQUILIBRIUM MARGINAL PENALTY; TRANSFERABLE PERMITS;

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ABATEMENT COST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EID: 34547484369     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-006-9058-3     Document Type: Article

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