Gaming in air pollution data lessons from China

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Chen, Yuyu ^a   Jin, Ginger Zhe ^b   Kumar, Naresh ^c   Shi, Guang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; China; Gaming; Incentive

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889777000     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1935-1682.3227     Document Type: Article

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