The Costs of Environmental Regulation in a Concentrated Industry

Econometrica

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1019-1061

  Ryan, Stephen P ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean air act; Dynamic games; Environmental regulation; Portland cement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861676060     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA6750     Document Type: Article

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