Environmental tax reform: does it work? A survey of the empirical evidence

@article{Bosquet2000EnvironmentalTR,
  title={Environmental tax reform: does it work? A survey of the empirical evidence},
  author={Beno{\^i}t Bosquet},
  journal={Ecological Economics},
  year={2000},
  volume={34},
  pages={19-32}
}
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