Imperfect environmental policy and polluting emissions: The green paradox and beyond

International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-194

  Van Der Werf, Edwin ^a,c   Di Maria, Corrado ^b,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CESIFO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Announcement effects; Backstop technology; Carbon leakage; Carbon tax; Climate policy; Green paradox; Implementation lag; Nonrenewable resources; Scarcity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859382620     PISSN: 19321465     EISSN: 19321473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/101.00000050     Document Type: Review

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