The impact of soda taxes on consumer welfare: Implications of storability and taste heterogeneity

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 409-441

  Wang, Emily Yucai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84928190676     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: 17562171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1756-2171.12090     Document Type: Article

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