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Promoting energy-efficient products: voluntary or regulatory approaches?

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  • Rasha Ahmed, 2012. "Promoting energy-efficient products: voluntary or regulatory approaches?," Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Springer;Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - SEEPS, vol. 14(3), pages 303-321, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envpol:v:14:y:2012:i:3:p:303-321
    DOI: 10.1007/s10018-012-0032-8
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    Keywords

    Voluntary agreements; Green products; Average efficiency standard; Quota; Energy efficiency; Q48; Q58;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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