Unobserved heterogeneity bias when estimating the economic model of crime

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 753-757

  Cherry, Todd L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0040355965     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135048599352349     Document Type: Article

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