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The Economic Burden of Crime

Evidence from Mexico

Andrea Velásquez
Journal of Human Resources, October 2020, 55 (4) 1287-1318; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.4.0716-8072R2
Andrea Velásquez
Andrea Velásquez is an Assistant Professor of economics at the University of Colorado Denver
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    • I. Introduction
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