Social networks and crime decisions: The role of social structure in facilitating delinquent behavior

International Economic Review

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 939-958

  Calvó Armengol, Antoni ^b   Zenou, Yves ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^b NONE

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EID: 4544238467     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-6598.2004.00292.x     Document Type: Review

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