Does three strikes deter? A nonparametric estimation

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-330

  Helland, Eric ^a,b   Tabarrok, Alexander ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b George Mason University ^*  (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; ESTIMATION METHOD; LEGISLATION;

EID: 34247237667     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.xlii.2.309     Document Type: Article

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