THE KYOTO PROTOCOL, CAFE STANDARDS, AND GASOLINE TAXES
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عنوان ژورنال: Contemporary Economic Policy
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1074-3529,1465-7287
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1999.tb00683.x