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Does Unemployment Increase Crime?

Evidence from U.S. Data 1974–2000

Ming-Jen Lin
Journal of Human Resources, March 2008, 43 (2) 413-436; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.43.2.413

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vol. 43 no. 2 413-436
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.43.2.413
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received May 1, 2006
  • Accepted June 1, 2007
  • Published online June 19, 2008.
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© 2008 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  1. Ming-Jen Lin

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