Homicide in black and white

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-230

  O'Flaherty, Brendan ^a   Sethi, Rajiv ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime; Homicide; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956191813     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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