Impact assessment and the liberalization of the EU energy markets: Evidence-based policy-making or policy-based evidence-making?

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1065-1081

  Torriti, Jacopo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955764541     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2010.02089.x     Document Type: Article

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