Marginal deterrence and multiple murders

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 521-541

  Ekelund Jr , Robert B ^a   Jackson, John D ^a   Ressler, Rand W ^b   Tollison, Robert D ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644530100     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20111831     Document Type: Article

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