The provision of (two-way) converters in the transition process to a new incompatible technology

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-153

  Choi, Jay Pil ^a  

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EID: 0031479712     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00040     Document Type: Article

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