Fair air: Distributive justice and environmental economics

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-166

  Johansson Stenman, Olof ^a   Konow, James ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Environmental policy; Equity; Experimental economics; Fairness; Justice

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC POLICY;

BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EQUITY; EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS; FAIRNESS; JUSTICE;

ECONOMICS;

ACCOUNTABILITY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EQUITY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 77953082487     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9356-7     Document Type: Article

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