Introduction

Discounting and Intergenerational Equity

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Portney, Paul R ^a   Weyant, John P ^b  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

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EID: 85070963236     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315060712-5     Document Type: Chapter

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