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- Howard F. Chang & Hilary Sigman, 2010. "An Empirical Analysis of Cost Recovery in Superfund Cases: Implications for Brownfields and Joint and Several Liability," NBER Working Papers 16209, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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