Accidents waiting to happen: Liability policy and toxic pollution releases

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 729-741

  Alberini, Anna ^c   Austin, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0036417724     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465302760556530     Document Type: Review

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