The relative regressivity of seven lottery games

Applied Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-39

  Combs, Kathryn L ^a   Kim, Jaebeom ^b   Spry, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; DATA SET; GAMBLING;

MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37549068888     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850701439327     Document Type: Article

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