Gasoline Price Differences: Taxes, Pollution Regulations, Mergers, Market Power, and Market Conditions
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عنوان ژورنال: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1935-1682
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.1599