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Endogenous Driving Behavior in Tests of Racial Profiling

Jesse J. Kalinowski, Matthew B. Ross and Stephen L. Ross
Published online before print January 09, 2023, 0822-12513R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0822-12513R1
Jesse J. Kalinowski
aQuinnipiac University, Department of Economics, 275 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT 06518, .
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Matthew B. Ross
bNortheastern, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs and Department of Economics, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115. .
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Stephen L. Ross
c(Corresponding Author) 365 Fairfield Way, U-1063, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics, Storrs, CT 06033-1063, .
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