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Workers or Consumers: Who Pays for Low-Carbon Transition – Theoretical Analysis of Welfare Change in General Equilibrium Setting

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ceej-2021-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2543-6821 | Journal ISSN: 2544-9001
Language: English
Page range: 231 - 245
Published on: Aug 20, 2021
Published by: Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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