Lethal elections: Gubernatorial politics and the timing of executions

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-25

  Kubik, Jeffrey D ^a   Moran, John R ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0345358539     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374705     Document Type: Review

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