Efficient Deterrence does not Require that the Wealthy should be Able to Buy Justice

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 545-552

  Garoupa, Nuno ^a   Gravelle, Hugh ^b  

^a NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0242592996     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/0932456032954765     Document Type: Article

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