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Discounting of long-term costs: What would future generations prefer us to do?

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  • Rabl, Ari, 1996. "Discounting of long-term costs: What would future generations prefer us to do?," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(3), pages 137-145, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolec:v:17:y:1996:i:3:p:137-145
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