Sep 2023

NBER Working Paper: A Cognitive View of Policing

Oeindrila Dube Anuj Shah Sandy Jo MacArthur

Read the National Bureau of Economic Research paper here.

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NBER Working Paper: A Cognitive View of Policing
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NBER Working Paper: A Cognitive View of Policing

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Read the working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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