The micro-geography of tax avoidance: Evidence from littered cigarette packs in Chicago

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-84

  Merriman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 85017102742     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.2.61     Document Type: Article

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