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The Impact of an Emissions Trading Scheme on Economic Growth and Air Quality in India

Michael Greenstone
Rohini Pande
Nick Ryan
Anant Sudarshan
In India, researchers evaluated the impact of the first emissions trading scheme for particulate matter on air quality, industry compliance costs, and industry profits. Compliance with the market was high, and participating firms substantially reduced their particulate matter emissions without large...