Comment on "On the Economics of Climate Policy": Is Climate Change Mitigation the Ultimate Arbitrage Opportunity?

Gary Becker, Kevin Murphy, and Robert Topel's (BMT), "On the Economics of Climate Policy," is an important paper that deepens our understanding of what some have referred to as the challenge of our generation. It is an excellent example of how basic price theory can be used to gain a...

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Main Authors: Greenstone, Michael (Contributor), Deshpande, Manasi Abhay (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Berkeley Electronic Press, 2012-06-28T13:43:44Z.
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