A spatial econometric approach to measuring pollution externalities: An application to ozone smog

Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-19

  Lin, C Y Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ECONOMETRICS; EMISSIONS TRADING; SMOG; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL OZONE;

EID: 77956978563     PISSN: 10904999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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