The effects of voluntary action plans on energy-saving investment: an empirical study of the Japanese manufacturing sector
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Keywords
Voluntary action plan; Low-emission investment; Absolute target; Policy instrument; Q40; Q50; Q55;All these keywords.
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- Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General
- Q50 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - General
- Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
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