Environmental regulation and production structure for the Korean iron and steel industry

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Lee, Myunghun ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elasticities of demand and substitution; Pollution abatement capital; Restricted cost function; Shadow price; Unavailability of input price

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; RAW MATERIALS;

ABATEMENT CAPITAL; ELASTICITIES OF DEMAND AND SUBSTITUTION; SHADOW PRICE;

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY;

ABATEMENT COST; CAPITAL; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

EID: 37349015252     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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