Who shall live and who shall die? An analysis of prisoners on death row in the United States

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 255-282

  Argys, Laura M ^a   Mocan, H Naci ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 6344243404     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/421570     Document Type: Review

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