Discounting: An eye on the future
โ Scribed by Goulder, Lawrence H.; Stavins, Robert N.
- Book ID
- 109804310
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 101 KB
- Volume
- 419
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/419673a
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