Economics of the "critical use" of methyl bromide under the Montreal Protocol

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 376-393

  Decanio, Stephen J ^a   Norman, Catherine S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

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EID: 25844507465     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/byi028     Document Type: Article

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