The financial regulation of energy and environmental markets

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 355-369

  Diaz Rainey, Ivan ^a   Siems, Mathias ^b   Ashton, John K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon finance; Energy markets; Europe; Financial crises; Financial regulation; Monetary policy; Risk analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015675641     PISSN: 13581988     EISSN: 17400279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13581981111182956     Document Type: Review

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