Taxation and product quality: New evidence from generic cigarettes

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 880-887

  Sobel, Russell S ^a   Garrett, Thomas A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037932431     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262097     Document Type: Article

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