The economic epidemiology of crime

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 405-433

  Philipson, Tomas J ^a   Posner, Richard A ^a  

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EID: 0030525133     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/467354     Document Type: Article

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