Do police reduce crime? Estimates using the allocation of police forces after a terrorist attack

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-133

  Di Tella, Rafael ^a   Schargrodsky, Ernesto ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD TORCUATO DI TELLA   (Argentina)

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EID: 2442648942     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282804322970733     Document Type: Article

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