Endogenizing the Cap in a Cap-and-Trade System: Assessing the Agreement on EU ETS Phase 4

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Endogenizing the Cap in a Cap-and-Trade System: Assessing the Agreement on EU ETS Phase 4. / Beck, Ulrik Richardt; Kruse-Andersen, Peter Kjær.

I: Environmental and Resource Economics, Bind 77, 2020, s. 781–811.

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Beck, UR & Kruse-Andersen, PK 2020, 'Endogenizing the Cap in a Cap-and-Trade System: Assessing the Agreement on EU ETS Phase 4', Environmental and Resource Economics, bind 77, s. 781–811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-020-00518-w

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Beck, U. R., & Kruse-Andersen, P. K. (2020). Endogenizing the Cap in a Cap-and-Trade System: Assessing the Agreement on EU ETS Phase 4. Environmental and Resource Economics, 77, 781–811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-020-00518-w

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Beck UR, Kruse-Andersen PK. Endogenizing the Cap in a Cap-and-Trade System: Assessing the Agreement on EU ETS Phase 4. Environmental and Resource Economics. 2020;77:781–811. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-020-00518-w

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Beck, Ulrik Richardt ; Kruse-Andersen, Peter Kjær. / Endogenizing the Cap in a Cap-and-Trade System: Assessing the Agreement on EU ETS Phase 4. I: Environmental and Resource Economics. 2020 ; Bind 77. s. 781–811.

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