An experimental analysis of auctioning emission allowances under a loose cap

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-175

  Shobe, William ^a   Palmer, Karen ^c   Myers, Erica ^e   Holt, Charles ^b   Goeree, Jacob ^d   Burtraw, Dallas ^c  

^a Center for Economic and Policy Studies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allowance trading; Auction; Cap and trade; Carbon dioxide; Greenhouse gases; Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; RGGI

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053264640     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S106828050000722X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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