The incidence of tobacco taxation: Evidence from geographic micro-level data

National Tax Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 677-698

  Hanson, Andrew ^a   Sullivan, Ryan ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 76049109251     PISSN: 00280283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2009.4.05     Document Type: Article

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