Market Power, Permit Allocation and Efficiency in Emission Permit Markets
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Environmental and Resource Economics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0924-6460,1573-1502
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9435-9