Energy efficiency policy puzzles

Energy Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1-25

  Brennan, Timothy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decoupling; Energy efficiency; Energy policy; Monopsony; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878459843     PISSN: 01956574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.5547/01956574.34.2.1     Document Type: Review

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