Pornography and social ills: Evidence from the early 1990S

Journal of Applied Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 185-213

  Wongsurawat, Winai ^a  

^a NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime rates; Instrumental variable analysis; Pornography

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948862203     PISSN: 15140326     EISSN: 16676726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15140326.2006.12040644     Document Type: Article

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