Intergenerational equity and dual discounting

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 685-707

  Almansa, Carmen ^a   Martínez Paz, José M ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84155167322     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X11000258     Document Type: Article

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