Reducing petroleum consumption from transportation

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 93-118

  Knittel, Christopher R ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84859791396     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.26.1.93     Document Type: Conference Paper

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