Global warming, irreversibility and learning

Economic Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 442, 1997, Pages 636-650

  Ulph, Alistair ^a   Ulph, David ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; IRREVERSIBILITY EFFECT; POLICY RESPONSE;

EID: 0030867593     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.1997.tb00031.x     Document Type: Article

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