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Frey, Bruno S. - CESifo - 2009

This paper argues that the “Economics of Crime” concentrates too much on punishment as a policy to fight crime, which … is unwise for several reasons. There are important instances in which punishment simply cannot reduce crime. Several … feasible alternatives to punishment exist, such as offering positive incentives or handing out awards for law abiding behavior …

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Politicians: Be Killed or Survive

Frey, Bruno S.; Torgler, Benno - CESifo - 2008

In the course of history, a large number of politicians have been assassinated. Rational choice hypotheses are developed and tested using panel data covering more than 100 countries over a period of 20 years. Several strategies, in addition to security measures, are shown to significantly reduce...

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Facts or Ideology: What Determines the Results of Econometric Estimates of the Deterrence Effect of Death Penalty? A Meta-Analysis

Gerritzen, Berit C.; Kirchgässner, Gebhard - CESifo - 2013

Provided that the literature on the deterrent effect of capital punishment is overall inconclusive, the fact that …

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Econometric Estimates of Deterrence of the Death Penalty: Facts or Ideology?

Kirchgässner, Gebhard - CESifo - 2011

In 2007, the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that each execution saves more than 70 lives. This example is used to show how easy it is, using simple or advanced econometric techniques, to produce results that do or do not support the deterrence hypothesis. Moreover, we also...

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Punitive Police? Agency Costs, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Procedure

Dharmapala, Dhammika; Garoupa, Nuno; McAdams, Richard H. - CESifo - 2015

evidence on punishment preferences, in which subjects reveal a heterogeneous preference for punishing wrongdoers, our model … identifies circumstances in which “punitive” individuals (with stronger-than-average punishment preferences) will self …-select into law enforcement jobs that offer the opportunity to punish (or facilitate the punishment of) wrongdoers. Such “punitive …

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Immigration, Regional Conditions, and Crime: Evidence from an Allocation Policy in Germany

Piopiunik, Mark; Ruhose, Jens - CESifo - 2015

authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration … substantially stronger effects in regions with high preexisting crime levels or large shares of foreigners. …

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The Individual and Joint Performance of Economic Preferences, Personality, and Self-Control in Predicting Criminal Behavior

Friehe, Tim; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah - CESifo - 2014

We explore the individual and joint explanatory power of concepts from economics, psychology, and criminology for criminal behavior. More precisely, we consider risk and time preferences, personality traits from psychology (Big Five and locus of control), and a self-control scale from...

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Economic Uncertainty, Parental Selection, and the Criminal Activity of the 'Children of the Wall'

Chevalier, Arnaud; Marie, Olivier - CESifo - 2013

that emotional attachment and risk attitudes play important roles in the fertility-crime relationship. Finally, results for …

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Status Concerns as a Motive for Crime?

Baumann, Florian; Friehe, Tim - CESifo - 2013

theories of crime, namely strain theory. … subjects' status concerns can result in multiple-equilibrium crime rates and may modify the standard comparative …-statics results regarding how the crime rate changes in response to a higher detection probability and higher sanctions. In addition …

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The Engine Immobilizer: A Non-Starter for Car Thieves

Ours, Jan C. van; Vollaard, Ben - CESifo - 2013

We provide evidence for a beneficial welfare impact of a crime policy that is targeted at strengthening victim …

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