The Econometrics of Rational Addiction
โ Scribed by Baltagi, Badi H; Griffin, James M
- Book ID
- 127285928
- Publisher
- American Statistical Association
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 187 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0735-0015
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