Preserving funeral markets with ready-to-Embalm Laws

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 201-216

  Harrington, David E ^a  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 37849045586     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.21.4.201     Document Type: Article

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