Optimal two-part pricing in a carbon offset market: A comparison of organizational types

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 513-532

  Fulton, Murray ^a   Vercammen, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Jel classification: d43; L21; L33; Q54

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449360114     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4284/sej.2009.76.2.513     Document Type: Article

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