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Assesment of the Quality of Reporting Information on CO2 Emission Rights on the Example of Energy Sector Groups Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange Cover

Assesment of the Quality of Reporting Information on CO2 Emission Rights on the Example of Energy Sector Groups Listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

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|May 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mspe-2022-0015 | Journal eISSN: 2450-5781 | Journal ISSN: 2299-0461
Language: English
Page range: 116 - 129
Submitted on: Dec 1, 2021
Accepted on: Apr 1, 2022
Published on: May 19, 2022
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