Carbon taxation and market structure: A CGE analysis for Russia

Energy Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 696-707

  Orlov, Anton ^a   Grethe, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double dividend; Imperfect competition; Russia

Indexed keywords

CARBON TAXATION; CARBON TAXES; CARBON-BASED; CHEMICAL PRODUCTS; COURNOT OLIGOPOLY; DOUBLE DIVIDEND; ENERGY COST; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX REFORM; IMPERFECT COMPETITION; MARKET STRUCTURES; PERFECT COMPETITION; RUSSIA; RUSSIAN ECONOMY; WELFARE COSTS;

COMMERCE; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; TAXATION;

COMPETITION;

CARBON; CARBON EMISSION; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; OLIGOPOLY; TAX REFORM;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84868210091     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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