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What explains public support for climate policies? A review of empirical and experimental studies

Stefan DrewsInstitute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici Z, UAB Campus, 08193Bellaterra, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jeroen C.J.M. van den BerghInstitute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici Z, UAB Campus, 08193Bellaterra, Spain;ICREA, Barcelona, Spain;Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 855-876 | Published online: 29 Jun 2015

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