Politics and economics of second-best regulation of greenhouse gases: The importance of regulatory credibility

Energy Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-24

  Bosetti, Valentina ^a,b   Victor, David G ^c  

^a CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Laboratory on International Law and Regulation   (United States)

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EID: 79551610005     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/ISSN0195-6574-EJ-Vol32-No1-1     Document Type: Article

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