Gasoline taxes and consumer behavior

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 302-342

  Li, Shanjun ^a   Linn, Joshua ^b   Muehlegger, Erich ^c  

^a Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84909997285     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.6.4.302     Document Type: Article

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