Carbon markets 15 years after Kyoto: Lessons learned, new challenges

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-146

  Newell, Richard G ^a   Pizer, William A ^a   Raimi, Daniel ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874602204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.27.1.123     Document Type: Article

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