Investigating the drugs-crime channel in economics of crime models. Empirical evidence from panel data of the German States

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-22

  Entorf, H ^a   Winker, P ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 44249118611     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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