Biofuels public support and technological specialization in the energy sector

Environmental Efficiency, Innovation and Economic Performances

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 146-163

  Costantini, Valeria ^a   Crespi, Francesco ^a   Zezza, Annalisa ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Agricultural Economics Research (INEA)   (Italy)

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