Race, poverty, and American tort awards: Evidence from three data sets

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 27-58

  Helland, Eric ^b   Tabarrok, Alexander ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0043172242     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/344560     Document Type: Review

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