International trade in used vehicles: The environmental consequences of NAFTA

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 58-82

  Davis, Lucas W ^a   Kahn, Matthew E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85017150146     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.4.58     Document Type: Article

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