Transaction costs analysis of low-carbon technologies

Climate Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 490-513

  Mundaca T, Luis ^a   Mansoz, Mathilde ^a   Neij, Lena ^a   Timilsina, Govinda R ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon markets; energy efficiency; GHG emissions; low carbon technologies; renewable energy; transaction costs

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TRANSACTION COST;

EID: 84879544349     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2013.781452     Document Type: Article

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