Coerced confessions: Self-policing in the shadow of the regulator

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-71

  Short, Jodi L ^a   Toffel, Michael W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 52449101646     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewm039     Document Type: Article

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