Economic instruments to improve UK home energy efficiency without negative social impacts

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-74

  Dresner, Simon ^a   Ekins, Paul ^a  

^a POLICY STUDIES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33644641726     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: 14755890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2006.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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