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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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