Keeping off the grass? An econometric model of cannabis consumption in Britain

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 435-453

  Pudney, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 10344249481     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.746     Document Type: Article

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