Do Conservation Policies Work? Evidence from Residential Water Use
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- Oliver R. Browne & Ludovica Gazze & Michael Greenstone, 2020. "Do Conservation Policies Work? Evidence from Residential Water Use," NBER Chapters, in: Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 2, pages 190-225, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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