Assessing vulnerability of selected sectors under environmental tax reform: The issue of pricing power

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 413-433

  FitzGerald, John ^a   Keeney, Mary ^b   Scott, Sue ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; Competitiveness; Market power; Price setting behaviour

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; EUROPEAN UNION; MANUFACTURING; POLLUTION TAX; PRICE DETERMINATION; TAX REFORM;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 70449449370     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640560802703348     Document Type: Article

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