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Lottery pricing and price elasticity dispersion in the UK and Canada

G. GeronikolaouDepartment of Economics, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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G. PapachristouDepartment of Economics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Pages 3322-3328 | Published online: 27 Jan 2016

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