Energy leapfrogging

Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 93-132

  van Benthem, Arthur A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Developing countries; Energy efficiency; Energy intensity; Forecasting; Leapfrogging; Rebound effect; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979699018     PISSN: 23335955     EISSN: 23335963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/680317     Document Type: Article

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