Path dependence in energy systems and economic development

Nature Energy

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2016, Pages

  Fouquet, Roger ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LOCKS (FASTENERS);

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY SYSTEMS; LARGE ENGINEERING PROJECTS; PATH DEPENDENCE; POLICY MAKERS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 85011336192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20587546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.98     Document Type: Article

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