Economic activity and crime in the long run: An empirical investigation on aggregate data from Italy, 1951-1994

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-292

  Scorcu, Antonello E ^a   Cellini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 0001025178     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8188(98)00011-8     Document Type: Article

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