Perspectives on pollution abatement and competitiveness: Theory, data, and analyses

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-218

  Pasurka, Carl ^a  

^a US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; POLLUTION CONTROL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 48549099717     PISSN: 17506816     EISSN: 17506824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reep/ren009     Document Type: Article

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