Why a Properly Conducted Benefit-Cost Analysis Requires the Consideration of Distributional Impacts
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Copy CitationRichard L. Revesz, Burçin Ünel, and Sarah Wheaton, Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy, volume 8 (University of Chicago Press, 2026), chap. 2, https://www.nber.org/books-and-chapters/book-kotc-4-stub/why-properly-conducted-benefit-cost-analysis-requires-consideration-distributional-impacts.Download Citation
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