Spengler, Hannes - In: Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer … 226 (2006) 6, pp. 687-714
According to the economic theory of crime, a rise in expected punishment - i.e. the product of probability and severity of punishment - results in a reduction of crime due to deterrence. What appears to be a simple and straightforward hypothesis turns out to be a demanding task for empirical...