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Crime Rates and Local Labor Market Opportunities in the United States: 1979-1995

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  • Bruce Weinberg
  • Eric Gould
  • David Mustard
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  • Bruce Weinberg & Eric Gould & David Mustard, 1998. "Crime Rates and Local Labor Market Opportunities in the United States: 1979-1995," Working Papers 98-11, Ohio State University, Department of Economics.
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