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... increased steadily since 1900 , and the rate of increase is accelerat- ing . Now the output of carbon dioxide is believed by some to have reached a point such that it may exceed both the capacity of plant life to remove it from the at ...
... increased steadily since 1900 , and the rate of increase is accelerat- ing . Now the output of carbon dioxide is believed by some to have reached a point such that it may exceed both the capacity of plant life to remove it from the at ...
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... increase has been about 7 percent per year ; expenditure on clothing has been growing at about the same rate as total con- sumption . Increases in rent outlays reflect higher energy costs in all of the industrialized countries . The ...
... increase has been about 7 percent per year ; expenditure on clothing has been growing at about the same rate as total con- sumption . Increases in rent outlays reflect higher energy costs in all of the industrialized countries . The ...
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... increase in the consumption of an item divided by the percentage increase in income that makes the increased consumption possible . These elastic- ities are usually calculated for a given country by compar- ing the budgets of wealthy ...
... increase in the consumption of an item divided by the percentage increase in income that makes the increased consumption possible . These elastic- ities are usually calculated for a given country by compar- ing the budgets of wealthy ...
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