Racial profiling, statistical discrimination, and the effect of a colorblind policy on the crime rate

Journal of Public Economic Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 521-545

  Bjerk, David ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 34249992075     PISSN: 10973923     EISSN: 14679779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9779.2007.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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