Date
Oct. 1, 2013
Authors
Carolyn Kousky, Erwann Michel-Kerjan, and Paul Raschky
Publication
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Dr. Carolyn Kousky
Nonresident Fellow
Dr. Carolyn Kousky is a nonresident fellow at RFF and Associate Vice President for Economics and Policy at Environmental Defense Fund.
Erwann Michel-Kerjan
Paul Raschky
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