Deterrence and the Death Penalty: Partial Identification Analysis Using Repeated Cross Sections

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 123-141

  Manski, Charles F ^a   Pepper, John V ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bounding treatment effects; Capital punishment; Selection problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873745705     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-012-9172-z     Document Type: Article

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