Spatial welfare economics versus ecological footprint: modeling agglomeration, externalities and trade
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Spatial welfare economics versus ecological footprint: modeling agglomeration, externalities and trade
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental and Resource Economics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0924-6460,1573-1502
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-006-9067-2