Why are power plants in India less efficient than power plants in the United States?

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 586-590

  Chan, Hei Sing ^a   Cropper, Maureen L ^a   Malik, Kabir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 84901469627     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.5.586     Document Type: Conference Paper

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