State executions, deterrence, and the incidence of murder
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capital punishment; deterrence; executions; murder;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- H00 - Public Economics - - General - - - General
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