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Research Article

Does air pollution increase electric vehicle adoption? Evidence from U.S. metropolitan areas, 2011–2018

Jude Bayhama Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5383-2714View further author information
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Jesse Burkhardta Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7631-0393View further author information
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Makena Coffmanb Institute for Sustainability and Resilience, Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning and University of Hawai’i Economic Research Organization, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1287-0025View further author information
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Sherilyn Hayashidac University of Hawai’i Economic Research Organization, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sumner La Croixd Dept. of Economics and University of Hawai’i Economic Research Organization, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4690-6927View further author information
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Pages 438-462 | Received 18 Dec 2021, Accepted 24 Mar 2022, Published online: 15 Apr 2022

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