Cap-and-trade, taxes, and distributional conflict

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-65

  MacKenzie, Ian A ^a   Ohndorf, Markus ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cap and trade; Environmental tax; Rent seeking

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

CAP AND TRADE; CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM; CHOICE OF INSTRUMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES; POTENTIAL REVENUE; RENT-SEEKING; SOCIAL WELFARE;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EID: 79957821131     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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