Speeding, terrorism, and teaching to the test

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1029-1061

  Lazear, Edward P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746642524     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.121.3.1029     Document Type: Review

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