Studying optimal paternalism, illustrated by a model of sin taxes

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 186-191

  O'Donoghue, Ted ^a   Rabin, Matthew ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 2942755980     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803321947029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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