A dynamic model of cleanup: Estimating sunk costs in oil and gas production

International Economic Review

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 155-185

  Muehlenbachs, Lucija ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

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EID: 84923186489     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iere.12098     Document Type: Article

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