Identifying the effect of unemployment on crime

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 259-283

  Raphael, Steven ^a   Winter Ebmer, Rudolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039923085     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320275     Document Type: Article

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