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Going green: does it depend on education, gender or income?

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Going green: does it depend on education, gender or income? / De Silva, Dakshina G.; Pownall, Rachel A.J.
In: Applied Economics, Vol. 46, No. 5, 28.02.2014, p. 573-586.

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De Silva, DG & Pownall, RAJ 2014, 'Going green: does it depend on education, gender or income?', Applied Economics, vol. 46, no. 5, pp. 573-586. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2013.857003

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De Silva, D. G., & Pownall, R. A. J. (2014). Going green: does it depend on education, gender or income? Applied Economics, 46(5), 573-586. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2013.857003

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De Silva DG, Pownall RAJ. Going green: does it depend on education, gender or income? Applied Economics. 2014 Feb 28;46(5):573-586. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2013.857003

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De Silva, Dakshina G. ; Pownall, Rachel A.J. / Going green : does it depend on education, gender or income?. In: Applied Economics. 2014 ; Vol. 46, No. 5. pp. 573-586.

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