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Voluntary Compliance with Market-Based Environmental Policy: Evidence from the U.S. Acid Rain Program

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  • Juan-Pablo Montero, 1999. "Voluntary Compliance with Market-Based Environmental Policy: Evidence from the U.S. Acid Rain Program," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 107(5), pages 998-1033, October.
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    DOI: 10.1086/250088
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