The Agnostic's Response to Climate Deniers: Price Carbon!

@article{vanderPloeg2019TheAR,
  title={The Agnostic's Response to Climate Deniers: Price Carbon!},
  author={Frederick van der Ploeg and Armon Rezai},
  journal={CEPR Discussion Paper Series},
  year={2019}
}
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