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See my 2011 paper with Lucas Davis. Matt Kotchen and my 2011 paper takes this logic a step further. I do agree with green tech optimists that if the price of low carbon technology goes to zero (so solar panels and electric vehicles) that their diffusion will grow sharply. This point generalizes.
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