Carbon-Tax Benchmark as a Complement to Emissions Trading: An Empirical Calibration Based on Slovak EU ETS Data
By: Michal Rimeš, Denisa Ihnatišinová, Juraj Válek and Petr David
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/danb-2026-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1804-8285 | Journal ISSN: 1804-6746 (formerly 1804-8285)
Language: English
Page range: 265 - 278
Submitted on: Apr 7, 2026
Accepted on: Jul 10, 2026
Published online: Oct 13, 2026
Published in print: Sep 1, 2026
Published by: European Research University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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