Environmental liability law and induced technical change: The role of spillovers

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 254-279

  Endres, Alfred ^a,b   Rundshagen, Bianca ^a   Bertram, Regina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

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EID: 48249108413     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/093245608784514446     Document Type: Article

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