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The Prison Boom & The Lack of Black Progress After Smith & Welch

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  • Neal, Derek A. & Rick, Armin, 2013. "The Prison Boom & The Lack of Black Progress After Smith & Welch," Working Papers 248, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State.
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