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The demand for marijuana, tobacco and alcohol: inter-commodity interactions with uncertainty

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  • Xueyan Zhao

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  • Kenneth Clements & Yihui Lan & Xueyan Zhao, 2010. "The demand for marijuana, tobacco and alcohol: inter-commodity interactions with uncertainty," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 39(1), pages 203-239, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:39:y:2010:i:1:p:203-239
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-009-0302-x
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    Marijuana consumption; Alcohol consumption; Legislation and taxation; Differential demand systems; H2; K0; I0; D5; C6;
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    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • K0 - Law and Economics - - General
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