On the economics of illicit drugs

Economist

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 483-490

  Ours, Jan C ^a   Pudney, Stephen ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845334483     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10645-006-9026-x     Document Type: Editorial

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