New Frontiers in the Economics of Climate Change

Simon Dietz; David J. Maddison

doi:10.1007/s10640-009-9278-4

Environmental and Resource Economics

July 2009, Volume 43, Issue 3, pp 295–306

New Frontiers in the Economics of Climate Change

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Simon DietzEmail author
David J. Maddison

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First Online:: 04 March 2009

Received:: 11 February 2009
Accepted:: 12 February 2009

DOI: 10.1007/s10640-009-9278-4

Cite this article as:: Dietz, S. & Maddison, D.J. Environ Resource Econ (2009) 43: 295. doi:10.1007/s10640-009-9278-4

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1.Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Department of Geography and EnvironmentLondon School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)LondonUK
2.Department of EconomicsUniversity of BirminghamEdgbaston, BirminghamUK

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