The smoking wage penalty in the United Kingdom

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The smoking wage penalty in the United Kingdom. / Braakmann, Nils.
Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, 2008. (Working paper series in economics; Nr. 96).

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Braakmann, N 2008 'The smoking wage penalty in the United Kingdom' Working paper series in economics, Nr. 96, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg, Lüneburg.

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Braakmann, N. (2008). The smoking wage penalty in the United Kingdom. (Working paper series in economics; Nr. 96). Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg.

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Braakmann N. The smoking wage penalty in the United Kingdom. Lüneburg: Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre der Universität Lüneburg. 2008. (Working paper series in economics; 96).

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