Buying a dream: Alternative models of demand for lotto

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 485-496

  Forrest, David ^a   Simmons, Robert ^a   Chesters, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Group Strategy   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036665672     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/40.3.485     Document Type: Article

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