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Socio-Economic Modelers of Environmental Performance: Empirical Evidence from the European Union

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|Jul 2024

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Language: English
Page range: 2733 - 2750
Published on: Jul 3, 2024
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
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© 2024 Raluca Mihaela Drăcea, Simona Mirela Cristea, Grațiela Georgiana Noja, Carmen Lenuța Trică, Gyöngyi Toró, published by Bucharest University of Economic Studies
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