What do prosecutors maximize? Evidence from the careers of U.S. attorneys

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 379-402

  Boylan, Richard T ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24944521718     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahi016     Document Type: Article

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