Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? An Analysis of Prisoners on Death Row in the United States
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- Laura Argys & Naci Mocan, 2003. "Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? An Analysis of Prisoners on Death Row in the United States," NBER Working Papers 9507, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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- K4 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
- J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
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