Does Britain or the United States have the right gasoline tax?

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1276-1289

  Parry, Ian W H ^a   Small, Kenneth A ^b  

^a RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 29544433068     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828054825510     Document Type: Review

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