The death of the Pigovian tax: Comment

Land Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 575-581

  Parry, Ian W H ^a   Williams III, Roberton C ^b,c  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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ENVIRONMENTAL TAX;

EID: 9944231843     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3655812     Document Type: Article

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