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Crime and Happiness Amongst Heads of Households in Malawi

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  • Simon Davies & T Hinks, 2009. "Crime and Happiness Amongst Heads of Households in Malawi," Department of Economics Working Papers 9/09, University of Bath, Department of Economics.
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