Computable general equilibrium modeling of environmental issues in Australia: Economic impacts of an emissions trading scheme

Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling

Volumn 1, Issue , 2013, Pages 553-657

  Adams, Philip D ^a   Parmenter, Brian R ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Queensland Competition Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; CGE modeling; Emissions trading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975824184     PISSN: 22116885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59568-3.00009-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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