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The price elasticity of opium in Taiwan, 1914-1942

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  • Liu, Jin-Long
  • Liu, Jin-Tan
  • Hammitt, James K.
  • Chou, Shin-Yi

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Volume (Year): 18 (1999)
Issue (Month): 6 (December)
Pages: 795-810

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