A note on the effect of minimum drinking age laws on youth alcohol consumption

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-325

  Kaestner, Robert ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 23144463511     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2000.tb00028.x     Document Type: Article

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