Evaluating policy interventions with general equilibrium externalities

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1254-1274

  Carbone, Jared C ^a   Smith, V Kerry ^b  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Excess burden; Externalities; General equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849135854     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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