Policing cannabis and drug related hospital admissions: Evidence from administrative records

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 112, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-114

  Kelly, Elaine ^a   Rasul, Imran ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR FISCAL STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cannabis; Class A drugs; Depenalization; Hospital admissions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897785141     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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