Pollution havens and industrial agglomeration
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Pollution Havens and Industrial Agglomeration
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0095-0696
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.09.003