Calorie posting in chain restaurants

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-128

  Bollinger, Bryan ^a   Leslie, Phillip ^a   Sorensen, Alan ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79957827461     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.3.1.91     Document Type: Article

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