Do smokers value their health and longevity less?

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-196

  Khwaja, Ahmed ^a   Sloan, Frank ^a   Wang, Yang ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 66149111792     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589655     Document Type: Article

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