Welfare loss of China's air pollution: How to make personal vehicle transportation policy

China Economic Review

Volumn 31, Issue , 2014, Pages 106-118

  Chen, Su Mei ^a   He, Ling Yun ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Personal vehicle transportation policy; PM2.5 pollution; Welfare loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908321859     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2014.08.009     Document Type: Article

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