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The effect of the Israel-Hamas conflict on carbon markets: Evidence from the European Union Emissions Trading System

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2025.47.24 | Journal eISSN: 2719-9975 | Journal ISSN: 1732-1948
Language: English
Page range: 662 - 687
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 7, 2025
Published on: Dec 4, 2025
Published by: University of Economics in Katowice
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