The Use of Economic Analysis in the Tennessee Valley Authority: The Case of the Duck River

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Date

July 1, 1973

Authors

Leonard Shabman

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Leonard A. Shabman

Senior Fellow

Len Shabman is a Senior Fellow at RFF. His current work balances time spent in research with advisory activities in order to have a direct bearing on the design and execution of water and related resources policy.

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