Lessons from the Economics of Crime: What Reduces Offending?

Contributor(s): Cook, Philip J (Editor), Machin, Stephen (Editor), Marie, Olivier (Editor), Mastrobuoni, Giovanni (Editor), Owens, Emily Greene (Contribution by), III, John J Donohue (Contribution by), Ludwig, Jens (Contribution by), Kling, Jeffrey R (Contribution by), Ouss, Aurélie (Contribution by), Pichler, Stefan (Contribution by), Römer, Daniel (Contribution by), Bell, Brian (Contribution by), Machin, Stephen (Contribution by), Pinotti, Paolo (Contribution by), Buonanno, Paolo (Contribution by), Mastrobuoni, Giovanni (Contribution by), Soares, Rodrigo R (Contribution by), Viveiros, Igor (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780262019613

Publisher: MIT Press

Hardcover

$9.99

Pub Date: October 4, 2013

Dewey: 364.25

LCCN: 2013004750

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: 18 to UP

Physical Info: 0.92" H x 9.03" L x 6.28" W ( 1.03 lbs) 241 pages

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Series: CESifo Seminar

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Description: Research from the United States, Europe, and South America demonstrates the usefulness of the tools of economic analysis for the study of crime.

Brief description: Philip J. Cook is Professor of Public Policy Economics, and Sociology at Duke University, and Codirector of the NBER Crime Working Group.

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