Crime and poverty: A search-theoretic approach

International Economic Review

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 909-938

  Huang, Chien Chieh ^b   Laing, Derek ^a   Wang, Ping ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 2942758362     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-6598.2004.00291.x     Document Type: Review

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