An Assessment of How Urban Crime and Victimization Affects Life Satisfaction

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
640
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
I32, K40, K42
Palabras clave: 
Quality of Life, life aatisfaction, Crime

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