Research ArticleArticle
Photovoltaics and the Solar Rebound: Evidence from Germany
Manuel Frondel, Kathrin Kaestner, Stephan Sommer and Colin Vance
Published online before print September 19, 2022, 070621-0077R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/le.070621-0077R1
Manuel Frondel
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Ruhr University Bochum (RUB),
Roles: Professor
Kathrin Kaestner
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research,
Roles: Researcher
Stephan Sommer
Bochum University of Applied Sciences and RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research,
Roles: Professor
Colin Vance
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and Jacobs University Bremen,
Roles: Professor

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Land Economics
Vol. 101, Issue 1
1 Feb 2025
Photovoltaics and the Solar Rebound: Evidence from Germany
Manuel Frondel, Kathrin Kaestner, Stephan Sommer, Colin Vance
Land Economics Sep 2022, 070621-0077R1; DOI: 10.3368/le.070621-0077R1