The impact of legalized abortion on crime

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 379-420

  Donohue III, John J ^a   Levitt, Steven D ^b  

^a STANFORD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0003039571     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/00335530151144050     Document Type: Article

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