Employment, deterrence, and crime in a dynamic model

International Economic Review

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 845-872

  Imai, Susumu ^a   Krishna, Kala ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 4544258860     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-6598.2004.00289.x     Document Type: Review

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