Red ink in the rearview mirror: Local fiscal conditions and the issuance of traffic tickets

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-90

  Garrett, Thomas A ^a   Wagner, Gary A ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

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EID: 66149090794     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589702     Document Type: Review

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