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Uncertainty, Learning, and the Irreversibility Effect

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  • Narain, Urvashi
  • Hanemann, Michael
  • Fisher, Anthony C.

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  • Narain, Urvashi & Hanemann, Michael & Fisher, Anthony C., 2002. "Uncertainty, Learning, and the Irreversibility Effect," CUDARE Working Papers 198691, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ucbecw:198691
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.198691
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