Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a tax or a cap: Implications for efficiency and cost effectiveness

National Tax Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 535-553

  Dinan, Terry M ^a  

^a Ford House Office Building   (United States)

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EID: 70449134214     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2009.3.11     Document Type: Article

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