Words that kill? an economic model of the influence of speech on behavior (with particular reference to hate speech)

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 93-136

  Dharmapala, Dhammika ^a   McAdams, Richard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 17444366180     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425599     Document Type: Article

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