Subsidies for the production of cleaner energy: When do they cause emissions to rise?

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Hutchinson, Emma ^a   Kennedy, Peter W ^a   Martinez, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clean energy; Emissions; Ethanol; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950536939     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2506     Document Type: Article

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