Informational efficiency of the EU ETS market–a study of price predictability and profitable trading †

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 92-123

  Aatola, Piia ^a   Ollikka, Kimmo ^a   Ollikainen, Markku ^b  

^a Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

econometric analysis; European Union emissions trading; informational efficiency; JEL codes: Q52; Q53

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963603275     PISSN: 21606544     EISSN: 21606552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21606544.2013.865569     Document Type: Article

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