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Technology Policy for Energy and the Environment

In: Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 4

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  • Adam B. Jaffe
  • Richard G. Newell
  • Robert N. Stavins

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  • Adam B. Jaffe & Richard G. Newell & Robert N. Stavins, 2004. "Technology Policy for Energy and the Environment," NBER Chapters, in: Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 4, pages 35-68, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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