On voluntary eco-labeling and fiscal incentives

Economics Letters

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-114

  Jamalpuria, Aditi ^a  

^a Technology and Development Studies   (India)

Author keywords

Differentiated duopoly; Eco label; Environmental damage; Fiscal incentive; Tax rebate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861218991     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.087     Document Type: Article

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