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How Are Future Energy Technology Costs Estimated? Can We Do Better? 如何估计未来能源技术成本？我们能做得更好吗？

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2021-12-30 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000128

A. Gambhir, R. Green, M. Grubb, P. Heptonstall, C. Wilson, R. Gross

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引用次数: 3

The Promotion of Innovation in Regulated Network Industries 监管网络产业创新的促进

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2021-07-27 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000139

Seyed Reza Mirnezami

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引用次数: 2

Green Bonds: The Evolution of a Sustainable Financial Instrument on the Cutting Edge 绿色债券：前沿可持续金融工具的演变

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2021-07-27 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000134

Antonio Malorgio, E. Teti, M. Dallocchio

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Cities and the Environment: The Case of Air Pollution 城市与环境:以空气污染为例

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000130

E. Kyriakopoulou

引用次数: 2

Teaching Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Review of the Economic Education Literature 环境与自然资源经济学教学:经济教育文献综述

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000143

Jimena Gonzalez-Ramirez, Jill L. Caviglia-Harris, J. Whitehead

引用次数: 3

What Should We Be Teaching Students about the Economics of Climate Change: Is There a Consensus? 关于气候变化的经济学，我们应该教学生什么:是否有共识?

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000142

Lynne Y. Lewis, Casey J. Wichman

引用次数: 0

Contaminants of Emerging Concern: A Review of Biological and Economic Principles to Guide Water Management Policies 新出现的污染物:指导水管理政策的生物和经济原则综述

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000138

A. Xabadia, Encarna Esteban, Y. Martínez, Iban Ortuzar

引用次数: 4

Emphasizing Distributional Impacts in Teaching Solutions to Market Failures 强调市场失灵解决方案教学中的分配影响

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000141

Sarah Stafford

引用次数: 1

Defining Build-Back-Better after Disasters with an Example: Sri Lanka's Recovery after the 2004 Tsunami 以灾后重建为例:斯里兰卡在2004年海啸后的重建

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2020-12-14 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000122

Ilan Noy, D. D. Alwis, Benno Ferrarini, Donghyun Park

引用次数: 2

The Causal Relationship between Primary Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Israel: A Multivariate Approach 以色列一次能源消费与经济增长的因果关系：多元分析

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International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics Pub Date : 2020-12-14 DOI: 10.1561/101.00000121

Cosimo Magazzino, N. Schneider

引用次数: 21