Climate policy's uncertain outcomes for households: The role of complex allocation schemes in cap-and-trade

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Blonz, Joshua ^a   Burtraw, Dallas ^a   Walls, Margaret A ^a  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

allocation; burden; cap and trade; cost; distributional effects; regulated entities

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649840928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2533     Document Type: Conference Paper

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