Environmental regulation and the export dynamics of energy technologies

Ecological Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 447-460

  Costantini, Valeria ^a   Crespi, Francesco ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy technologies; Environmental regulation; Trade and environment

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INNOVATION; STANDARD (REGULATION); TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 44349128623     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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