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Testing the inverted-U hypothesis for US hazardous waste: An application of the generalized gamma model

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  • Berrens, Robert P.
  • Bohara, Alok K.
  • Gawande, Kishore
  • Pingo Wang

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  • Berrens, Robert P. & Bohara, Alok K. & Gawande, Kishore & Pingo Wang, 1997. "Testing the inverted-U hypothesis for US hazardous waste: An application of the generalized gamma model," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 55(3), pages 435-440, September.
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