Boosting GDP growth by accounting for the environment: Including air pollution and greenhouse gas damages increases estimated U.S. growth

Science

Volumn 345, Issue 6199, 2014, Pages 873-874

  Muller, Nicholas Z ^a,b  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906675778     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1253506     Document Type: Short Survey

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