Does capital punishment have a "Local,"deterrent effect on homicides?

American Law and Economics Review

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 310-334

  Hjalmarsson, Randi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 71949084626     PISSN: 14657252     EISSN: 14657260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aler/ahn004     Document Type: Article

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