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Auctions or grandfathering: the political economy of tradable emission permits

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  • Yu-Bong Lai, 2008. "Auctions or grandfathering: the political economy of tradable emission permits," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 136(1), pages 181-200, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:136:y:2008:i:1:p:181-200
    DOI: 10.1007/s11127-008-9290-1
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    Keywords

    Auction; Grandfathering; Interest groups; Lobbying; Environmental policy; Tradable emission permits; D72; Q52; Q58;
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    JEL classification:

    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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