The geography, economics, and politics of lottery adoption

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-180

  Coughlin, Cletus C ^a   Garrett, Thomas A ^a   Hernández Murillo, Rubén ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 33744783409     PISSN: 00149187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20955/r.88.165-180     Document Type: Review

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