Education, work, and crime: A human capital approach

International Economic Review

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 811-843

  Lochner, Lance ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 4544227186     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-6598.2004.00288.x     Document Type: Review

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