Market power in emissions trading markets ruled by a Multiple Unit Double Auction: Further experimental evidence

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 467-487

  Sturm, Bodo ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double Auction; Emissions trading; Experimental economics; Market power

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; COMMERCE; EARNINGS; EXPERIMENTS;

BUSINESS MEDIA; DOUBLE AUCTION; EMISSIONS TRADING (ET); EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; GENERAL (CO); MARKET POWER; MARKET STRUCTURES; METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; PRICE-DISCRIMINATION; SPRINGER (CO);

MARKETING;

EMISSION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARKET SYSTEM;

EID: 46649094224     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-007-9165-9     Document Type: Article

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