symmetric and asymmetric punishment regimes for bribery, one may wonder which punishment strategy is more effective in curbing … design. The results show that, in both countries, with symmetric punishment recipients are less likely to grant the socially … undesirable favor, while bribers are more likely to report to the authorities with asymmetric punishment. In addition, when …

This chapter reviews empirical studies of criminal punishment and the criminal justice system by economists. Since the … identifying the effects of punishment on crime by finding new ways to break the simultaneity of crime rates and punishments. The … approaches. Estimates of the deterrent effect of other penalties, such as capital punishment, are less robust and suggest that …