Willingness to pay for crime reduction: The role of information in the Americas
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Willingness to pay; Cost of crime; Latin America; United States;All these keywords.
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- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
- H27 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Other Sources of Revenue
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