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The Impact of ICT Penetration on Deforestation: A Panel Data Evidence Cover

The Impact of ICT Penetration on Deforestation: A Panel Data Evidence

By: Rasim Yilmaz and  Cuneyt Koyuncu  
Open Access
|Dec 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2019-0018 | Journal eISSN: 1804-1663 | Journal ISSN: 1213-2446
Language: English
Page range: 345 - 364
Submitted on: Jul 7, 2018
Accepted on: Oct 14, 2019
Published on: Dec 21, 2019
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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