The energy price equivalence of carbon taxes and emissions trading-Theory and evidence

Applied Energy

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-171

  Chiu, Fan Ping ^a   Kuo, Hsiao I ^b   Chen, Chi Chung ^c   Hsu, Chia Sheng ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carbon tax; Conjectural variation; Emissions trading; Energy price

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COSTS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASOLINE; GREENHOUSE GASES; POWER MARKETS; TAXATION;

CARBON TAXES; COMPETITIVE MARKETS; CONJECTURAL VARIATIONS; EMISSIONS TRADING; EMISSIONS TRADING SYSTEM; ENERGY PRICES; PERFECT COMPETITION; THEORETICAL MODELING;

EMISSION CONTROL;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY MARKET; GREENHOUSE GAS; PETROLEUM; POLLUTION TAX; PRICE DETERMINATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84942249886     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.09.022     Document Type: Article

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