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Willingness to pay for climate change mitigation: Evidence from China

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Willingness to pay for climate change mitigation : Evidence from China. / Li, Y.; Mu, X.; Schiller, A.; Zheng, B.

In: Energy Journal, Vol. 37, 2016, p. 179-194.

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Li, Y, Mu, X, Schiller, A & Zheng, B 2016, 'Willingness to pay for climate change mitigation: Evidence from China', Energy Journal, vol. 37, pp. 179-194. https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.37.SI1.yli

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Li, Y., Mu, X., Schiller, A., & Zheng, B. (2016). Willingness to pay for climate change mitigation: Evidence from China. Energy Journal, 37, 179-194. https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.37.SI1.yli

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Li Y, Mu X, Schiller A, Zheng B. Willingness to pay for climate change mitigation: Evidence from China. Energy Journal. 2016;37:179-194. https://doi.org/10.5547/01956574.37.SI1.yli

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Li, Y. ; Mu, X. ; Schiller, A. ; Zheng, B. / Willingness to pay for climate change mitigation : Evidence from China. In: Energy Journal. 2016 ; Vol. 37. pp. 179-194.

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