Cross-border shopping of alcohol – What is the effect on tax revenue and sales and which products are most affected?
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Cross-border shopping; Commodity taxes; Excise taxes; Tax Competition;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D62 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Externalities
- F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
- H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
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