Testing for the rational addiction hypothesis in Spanish tobacco consumption

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 211-215

  Escario, José Julián ^a   Molina, Jose Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

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EID: 1642427362     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048501750103854     Document Type: Article

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