Contrasting effects of electricity prices on retrofit and new-build installations of solar PV: Fukushima as a natural experiment
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Solar PV; Retrofit installation; New-build installation; Electricity price; Fukushima; Targeting;All these keywords.
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- L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities
- Q41 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Demand and Supply; Prices
- Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources
- Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
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