Inequality and crime: Separating the effects of permanent and transitory income

Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-153

  Dahlberg, Matz ^a,b,c   Gustavsson, Magnus ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU)

^c CESifo ^*

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EID: 41149180876     PISSN: 03059049     EISSN: 14680084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2007.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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