Did legalized abortion lower crime?

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-28

  Joyce, Ted ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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ABORTION;

EID: 16544391869     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3559003     Document Type: Article

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