How Excise Tax Differentials Affect Interstate Smuggling and Cross-Border Sales of Cigarettes in the United States

 
 
October 01, 1998
By 
Patrick Fleenor
Background Paper No. 26

Background Paper No. 26

Executive SummaryAn analysis of how excise tax differentials affect interstate smuggling and cross-border sales of cigarettes in the United States.

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