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Cigarettes of ‘ambiguous quality’ in the Greek black market?

Findings from an empirical study on cigarette smuggling

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I would like to thank Klaus von Lampe, Georgios Papanicolaou, Evan Blecher and the reviewers for their comments and suggestions on earlier drafts of this commentary.

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Antonopoulos, G.A. Cigarettes of ‘ambiguous quality’ in the Greek black market?. Trends Organ Crim 12, 260–266 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-009-9073-1

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