Crime and punishment: And skin hue too?

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 246-250

  Gyimah Brempong, Kwabena ^a   Price, Gregory N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33744510417     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282806777212530     Document Type: Conference Paper

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