Microeconomics (7th Edition)
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Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.3.14PA
Sub part (a):
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Carbon taxes and market solutions.
Sub part (b):
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Impact of the Carbon taxes.
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Microeconomics (7th Edition)
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Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.1.11PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.1.12PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.1.13PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.1RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.2RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.3RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.4PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.5PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.6PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.7PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.8PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.9PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.10PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.2.11PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.1RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.2RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.3RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.4PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.5PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.6PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.7PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.8PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.9PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.10PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.11PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.12PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.13PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.14PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.15PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.3.16PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.1RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.2RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.3RQCh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.4PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.5PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.6PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.7PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.8PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.9PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.10PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.11PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.4.12PACh. 5 - Prob. 5.1CTECh. 5 - Prob. 5.2CTE
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