Procrastinating reform: The impact of the market stability reserve on the EU ETS

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 80, Issue , 2016, Pages 37-52

  Perino, Grischa ^a   Willner, Maximilian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cap and trade; EU ETS reform; Market stability reserve; Overlapping policies; Price variability

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GAS EMISSIONS;

ALLOWANCE MARKETS; CAP AND TRADE; CLIMATE POLICY; EMISSION PATH; MARKET STABILITY; PRICE VARIABILITY; PRICES INCREASE;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

ECONOMIC REFORM; EMISSION; EMISSIONS TRADING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; MARKET CONDITIONS; MARKET SYSTEM; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84995665693     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2016.09.006     Document Type: Article

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