Interprovincial migration and the stringency of energy policy in China

Energy Economics

Volumn 58, Issue , 2016, Pages 164-173

  Luo, Xiaohu ^a,b   Caron, Justin ^b,c   Karplus, Valerie J ^b   Zhang, Da ^b   Zhang, Xiliang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Climate policy; Energy demand; Energy policy; Labor mobility; Migration

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CHINA; CLIMATE POLICY; ENERGY DEMANDS; LABOR MOBILITIES; MIGRATION;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; LABOR MOBILITY; RELOCATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84979586976     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2016.05.017     Document Type: Article

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