Pet overpopulation: An economic analysis

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Coate, Stephen ^a   Knight, Brian ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

externalities; optimal tax; population

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650868280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2574     Document Type: Article

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