The Carbon Footprint of European Households and Income Distribution

Ecological Economics

Volumn 136, Issue , 2017, Pages 62-72

  Sommer, Mark ^a   Kratena, Kurt ^a  

^a WIFO   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; CGE modeling; Income distribution

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MACROECONOMICS;

EID: 85013040872     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.12.008     Document Type: Article

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