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Effects of Mandatory Energy Efficiency Disclosure in Housing Markets

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  • Myers, Erica
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  • Myers, Erica & Puller, Steven & West, Jeremy, 2019. "Effects of Mandatory Energy Efficiency Disclosure in Housing Markets," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series qt26f4n98g, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz.
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