Counterfactual thinking and impact evaluation in environmental policy

New Directions for Evaluation

Volumn 2009, Issue 122, 2009, Pages 75-84

  Ferraro, Paul J ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950745481     PISSN: 10976736     EISSN: 1534875X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ev.297     Document Type: Article

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