Do Traffic Tickets Reduce Motor Vehicle Accidents? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 85-106

  Luca, Dara Lee ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84915750456     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21798     Document Type: Article

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