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Letter: A Reply to Rubin on the Death Penalty

John Donohue, Yale University
Justin J. Wolfers, The Wharton School- U.Penn, CEPR, IZA & NBER

Abstract

Contrary to Paul Rubin's recent testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, we believe the fragility of their estimates and the invalidity of their instrumental variables undermine Dezhbakhsh, Rubin, and Shepherd's work as evidence that the death penalty deters murder.

Suggested Citation

John Donohue and Justin J. Wolfers. "Letter: A Reply to Rubin on the Death Penalty" The Economists' Voice 3.5 (2006).
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_donohue/3