Traffic safety and vehicle choice: Quantifying the effects of the 'arms race' on American roads

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-62

  Li, Shanjun ^a  

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EID: 84862973148     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1161     Document Type: Article

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