Salaries, plea rates, and the career objectives of federal prosecutors

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 627-651

  Boylan, Richard T ^a   Long, Cheryl X ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Colgate University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 30344459428     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/429854     Document Type: Article

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