Energy efficiency: Economics and policy

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 573-592

  Linares, Pedro ^a   Labandeira, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA COMILLAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy; Energy efficiency; Environment; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY;

EID: 77954646188     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2009.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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