Carbon Emissions Trading and Environmental Protection: International Evidence

Jennie Bai
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Jennie Bai
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Georgetown University and NBER, Washington, District of Columbia 20057;
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Hong Ru
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Hong Ru
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Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore 639798
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Jennie Bai

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Jennie Bai

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8640-6831

Georgetown University and NBER, Washington, District of Columbia 20057;

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Hong Ru

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Hong Ru

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9369-2725

Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore 639798

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Published Online:13 Mar 2024https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.03143

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