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Letter: A Reply to Rubin on the Death Penalty
The Economists' Voice (2006)
  • John Donohue, Yale University
  • Justin J Wolfers
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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.
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Publication Date
April, 2006
Citation Information
John Donohue and Justin J Wolfers. "Letter: A Reply to Rubin on the Death Penalty" The Economists' Voice Vol. 3 Iss. 5 (2006)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_donohue/3/