How do electricity shortages affect industry? Evidence from India

American Economic Review

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 587-624

  Allcott, Hunt ^a   Collard Wexler, Allan ^b   O'Connell, Stephen D ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84960887276     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20140389     Document Type: Article

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