Crime and economic incentives

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 958-979

  Machin, Stephen ^a   Meghir, Costas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; EMPLOYMENT; INCENTIVE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MARKET;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11844296640     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3559034     Document Type: Article

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