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This research was supported by the Social Science Research Council of Great Britain under the project “Integrated Models of the Energy Sector”.
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Carey, M., Littlecchild, S.C., Soldatos, P.G. et al. The Birmingham Energy Model. ECONOMICS OF PLANNING 15, 18–50 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00348213
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