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Stand Your Ground Laws, Homicides, and Injuries

Chandler McClellan and Erdal Tekin
Journal of Human Resources, July 2017, 52 (3) 621-653; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.3.0613-5723R2
Chandler McClellan
Chandler McClellan is an adjunct professor at American University and a post-doctoral researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Erdal Tekin is a professor of public policy in the School of Public Affairs at American University, a research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), and a research associate at the NBER
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Erdal Tekin
Chandler McClellan is an adjunct professor at American University and a post-doctoral researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Erdal Tekin is a professor of public policy in the School of Public Affairs at American University, a research fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), and a research associate at the NBER
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