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Relative Deprivation and Risky Behaviors

Ana I. Balsa, Michael T. French and Tracy L. Regan
Journal of Human Resources, March 2014, 49 (2) 446-471; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.2.446
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vol. 49 no. 2 446-471
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.2.446
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received May 1, 2012
  • Accepted March 1, 2013
  • Published online April 9, 2014.
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  1. Michael T. French
  1. Tracy L. Regan
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