Do harsher prison conditions reduce recidivism? A discontinuity-based approach

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-29

  Chen, M Keith ^a,c   Shapiro, Jesse M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

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EID: 38949153412     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahm006     Document Type: Article

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