Will we ever stop using fossil fuels?

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 117-138

  Covert, Thomas ^a   Greenstone, Michael ^b,c,f   Knittel, Christopher R ^d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Saieh Hall for Economics   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 85011918330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.30.1.117     Document Type: Review

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