An application of unconditional quantile regression to cigarette taxes

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 188-210

  Maclean, Johanna Catherine ^a   Webber, Douglas A ^b   Marti, Joachim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84889666109     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21724     Document Type: Article

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