Estimating the non-environmental consequences of greenhouse gas reductions is harder than you think

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-295

  Decanio, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 22644451061     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1999.tb00682.x     Document Type: Article

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