WIATEC - a world integrated assessment model of global trade environment and climate change

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WIATEC - a world integrated assessment model of global trade environment and climate change. / Truong, Truong Phuoc; Kemfert, Claudia.
Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 2010. (DIW Discussion Papers; No. 1021).

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Truong, TP & Kemfert, C 2010 'WIATEC - a world integrated assessment model of global trade environment and climate change' DIW Discussion Papers, no. 1021, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin. <http://hdl.handle.net/10419/46199>

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Truong, T. P., & Kemfert, C. (2010). WIATEC - a world integrated assessment model of global trade environment and climate change. (DIW Discussion Papers; No. 1021). Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW). http://hdl.handle.net/10419/46199

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Truong TP, Kemfert C. WIATEC - a world integrated assessment model of global trade environment and climate change. Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW). 2010. (DIW Discussion Papers; 1021).

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