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Peaceable Kingdoms and War Zones: Preemption, Ballistics and Murder in Newark

In: The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America

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  • Brendan O'Flaherty & Rajiv Sethi, 2010. "Peaceable Kingdoms and War Zones: Preemption, Ballistics and Murder in Newark," NBER Chapters, in: The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America, pages 305-353, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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