Cost effectiveness of a combination of instruments for global warming: a quantitative approach for Spain
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Environmental policy instruments; Applied general equilibrium models; Cap and trade; CO 2 tax; Climate policy; D58; H21;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D58 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Computable and Other Applied General Equilibrium Models
- H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
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