Linking policies when tastes differ: Global climate policy in a heterogeneous world

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-129

  Metcalf, Gilbert E ^a   Weisbach, David ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; KYOTO PROTOCOL;

EID: 84856136755     PISSN: 17506816     EISSN: 17506824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reep/rer021     Document Type: Article

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