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Author Clements, Kenneth W., 1950-

Title Economics and marijuana : consumption, pricing and legalisation / Kenneth W. Clements, Xueyan Zhao
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009
©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 422 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction -- Microeconometric evidence on marijuana consumption -- The pricing of marijuana -- More on the economic determinants of consumption -- Decriminalising and legalising marijuana -- Are Australians unique? -- Perspectives
Summary "Do marijuana users cut back on consumption when the price rises? To what degree is marijuana consumption related to drinking and tobacco usage? What would happen if marijuana were legalised and taxed in the same way as alcohol and tobacco? Is marijuana priced in a similar way to other goods? Economics and Marijuana deals with these and other questions by drawing on a rich set of data concerning the consumption and pricing of marijuana in Australia, a country where the drug has been decriminalised in some, but not all, states. The book applies the economic approach to drugs to analyse consumption, pricing and the economics of legalising the use of marijuana. The result is a fascinating analysis of this widely used, but little understood illicit drug that provides much needed information and policy advice for a wide range of readers, including economists, policy makers and health professionals"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Marijuana industry -- Australia
Marijuana -- Economic aspects -- Australia
Marijuana industry
Marijuana -- Economic aspects
Marijuana industry
Marihuana
Drogenkonsum
Entkriminalisierung
Marktentwicklung
Wirtschaft
Droge.
Drogenkonsum.
Preis.
Drogenpolitik.
Australien.
Australia
Australien
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Zhao, Xueyan, 1971-
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