Efficiency and Sectoral Distributional Impacts of Output-Based Emissions Allowances in Canada

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Dissou, Yazid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

dynamic general equilibrium; emissions allowance; output based allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751530095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1538-0645.1506     Document Type: Article

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