Buffalo hunt: International trade and the virtual extinction of the North American Bison

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3162-3195

  Taylor, M Scott ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 83755224671     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.7.3162     Document Type: Article

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