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The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change: contents, insights and assessment of the critical debate 关于气候变化经济学的斯特恩评论:内容、见解和批判性辩论的评估

Surveys and Perspectives Integrating Environment and Society Pub Date : 2008-02-20 DOI: 10.5194/SAPIENS-1-17-2008

O. Godard

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引用次数: 29

Indoor air pollution, health and economic well-being 室内空气污染、健康和经济福利

Surveys and Perspectives Integrating Environment and Society Pub Date : 2008-02-15 DOI: 10.5194/SAPIENS-1-1-2008

E. Duflo, M. Greenstone, Rema Hanna

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