Profiting from regulation: Evidence from the european carbon market

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 78-106

  Bushnell, James B ^a,b   Chong, Howard ^c   Mansur, Erin T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c School of Hotel Administration ^*  (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84887879481     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.5.4.78     Document Type: Article

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