Greenhouse Gas Reductions under Low Carbon Fuel Standards?

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-146

  Holland, Stephen P ^a,b   Hughes, Jonathan E ^c   Knittel, Christopher R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85017125088     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.1.1.106     Document Type: Article

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