Growth, renewables, and the optimal carbon tax

International Economic Review

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 283-311

  Van Der Ploeg, Frederick ^a,b   Withagen, Cees ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84892899483     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iere.12049     Document Type: Article

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