Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach

Gary S. Becker

doi:10.1086/259394

journal article Mar 01, 1968

Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach

Gary S. Becker

Journal of Political Economy Vol. 76 No. 2 pp. 169-217 · University of Chicago Press

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Published: Mar 01, 1968
Vol/Issue: 76(2)
Pages: 169-217

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Gary S. Becker (1968). Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach. Journal of Political Economy, 76(2), 169-217. https://doi.org/10.1086/259394

Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach

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