The effectiveness of vehicle safety inspections: An analysis using panel data

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 571-583

  Merrell, David ^a   Poitras, Marc ^b,c   Sutter, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

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EID: 0033439574     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1060816     Document Type: Article

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