Valuing the wind: Renewable energy policies and air pollution avoided

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 291-326

  Novan, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84938072064     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.20130268     Document Type: Article

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