Perfect competition, urbanization, and tax incidence in the retail gasoline market

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-134

  Alm, James ^a   Sennoga, Edward ^b   Skidmore, Mark ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58849156104     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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