Fjärvärmemonopolen stoppar en cirkulär ekonomi
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Grafström, J., M. Arfwedson, S. & Svensson, S. (2022). Fjärvärmemonopolen stoppar en cirkulär ekonomi. Ekonomisk debatt, 2022(5).
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