Economic valuation of ozone-related school absences in the South Coast Air Basin of California

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-417

  Hall, Jane V ^a   Brajer, Victor ^a   Lurmann, Frederick W ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SONOMA TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

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EID: 0242287272     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byg021     Document Type: Review

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