The price elasticity of opium in Taiwan, 1914-1942

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 795-810

  Liu, Jin Long ^a   Liu, Jin Tan ^a   Hammitt, James K ^a   Chou, Shin Yi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Opium; Price elasticity; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MODEL; POLICY; TAIWAN;

DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OPIUM; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032706268     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(99)00023-5     Document Type: Article

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