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The Energy Paradox and the Adoption of Energy-Saving Technologies in the Trucking Industry

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  • Fraas, Arthur
  • Lutter, Randall
  • Porter, Zachary
  • Wallace, Alexander

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Several federal benefit-cost analyses report an energy paradox among firms in competitive markets and conclude that firms would benefit from mandates to increase the use of energy-saving technologies. Such findings appear incompatible with neoclassical vi

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  • Fraas, Arthur & Lutter, Randall & Porter, Zachary & Wallace, Alexander, 2016. "The Energy Paradox and the Adoption of Energy-Saving Technologies in the Trucking Industry," Working Papers 06870, George Mason University, Mercatus Center.
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