Optimal timing of climate change policy: Interaction between carbon taxes and innovation externalities

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-390

  Gerlagh, Reyer ^a,b   Kverndokk, Snorre ^c   Rosendahl, Knut Einar ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c RAGNAR FRISCH CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Climate change; Environmental policy; Research and development; Technological change

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; TIMING CIRCUITS;

CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES; EMISSION REDUCTION POLICIES; EMISSION SAVING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; OPTIMAL TIMING; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ABATEMENT COST; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INNOVATION; POLLUTION TAX; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 67650911885     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-009-9271-y     Document Type: Article

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