Crime and unemployment: Evidence from Europe
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Crime; Europe; Unemployment; Earthquakes; Industrial accidents; Instrumental variables;All these keywords.
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- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- J00 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - General
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