Transaction costs and environmental policy: An assessment framework and literature review

International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 261-354

  Krutilla, Kerry ^a   Krause, Rachel ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit costanalysis; Environmental policy analysis; Instrument choice; Policy design; Political economy; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054810868     PISSN: 19321465     EISSN: 19321473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/101.00000035     Document Type: Review

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