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Emissions Trading as an Environmental Innovation in India: Measuring the Policy Impact on Emissions and Abatement Costs (Policy Brief)

Policy brief 31 Mar 2012

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  • Emissions trading as an environmental innovation in India: Measuring the policy impact on emissions and abatement costs

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Michael Greenstone

Milton Friedman Professor of Economics, University of Chicago

Rohini Pande

Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center, Yale University

Nicholas Ryan

Associate Professor of Economics, Yale University

Anant Sudarshan

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Warwick
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