Estimating the effect of a gasoline tax on carbon emissions

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1187-1214

  Davis, Lucas W ^a,b   Kilian, Lutz ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80054966690     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1156     Document Type: Article

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