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Latin America: incorporating environmental factors into the measurement of production efficiency and technical change

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  • Abarca, Leopoldo & Sotelsek, Daniel F., 2010. "Latin America: incorporating environmental factors into the measurement of production efficiency and technical change," Revista CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), August.
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