Market design in cap and trade programs: Permit validity and compliance timing

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 671-687

  Holland, Stephen P ^a,b   Moore, Michael R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Abatement cost shocks; Banking; Borrowing; Delayed compliance; Emissions permits

Indexed keywords

ABATEMENT COSTS; BANKING; BORROWING; CAP-AND-TRADE PROGRAM; DELAYED COMPLIANCE; EXPECTED COMPLIANCE; MARGINAL ABATEMENT COSTS; MULTI-YEAR PERIODS;

COSTS; EMISSION CONTROL;

COMMERCE;

ABATEMENT COST; BANKING; COMPLIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HETEROGENEITY; MARKET CONDITIONS;

EID: 84888198726     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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