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Eine panelökonometrische Überprüfung der ökonomischen Theorie der Kriminalität mit deutschen Bundesländerdaten
Spengler, Hannes - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2006
punishment) results in a reduction of crime due to deterrence. What appears to be a simple and straightforward hypotheses turns … makes a difference whether offenders are subject to general or juvenile criminal law. Usually, empirical analyses of crime/deterrence … indicators of type and "quantity" of punishment the estimation results suggest that deterrence is mainly exerted at the initial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963980
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Camera Surveillance as a Measure of Counterterrorism?
Stutzer, Alois; Zehnder, Michael - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
instrument of counterterrorism as resting on the premise of a deterrence effect. Based on comparative arguments and previous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008584370
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Combating "Maritime Terrorism" off the Coast of Somalia
Shortland, Anja; Vothknecht, Marc - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the international naval mission in the Gulf of Aden from 2008-2010, both in terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008756094
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Combating "Maritime Terrorism" off the Coast of Somalia
Shortland, Anja; Vothknecht, Marc - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
This paper evaluates the effectiveness of the international naval mission in the Gulf of Aden from 2008-2010, both in terms of its counter-piracy and its counter-terrorism objectives. We draw on arguments developed in the literature of law and economics, detailed statistical analyses and a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009024576
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"Robin Hook": The Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy
Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
Naval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land-based approaches that may involve replacing piracy as a source of income. This paper evaluates the effects of piracy on the Somali economy to establish which (domestic) groups...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322384
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The (Hidden) Financial Flows of Terrorist and Transnational Crime Organizations: A Literature Review and Some Preliminary Empirical Results
Schneider, Friedrich; Caruso, Raul - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
The financial means of international terror and transnational organized crime organizations are analyzed. First, some short remarks about the organization of international terror organizations are made. Second and in a much more detailed way a literature review is provided about the financing of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322387
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"Robin Hook": The Developmental Effects of Somali Piracy
Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
Naval counter-piracy measures off Somalia have failed to change the incentives for pirates, raising calls for land-based approaches that may involve replacing piracy as a source of income. This paper evaluates the effects of piracy on the Somali economy to establish which (domestic) groups...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009322582
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Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism: A Survey
Haigner, Stefan; Schneider, Friedrich; Wakolbinger, Florian - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2012
Policy programs on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) have largely called for preventive measures like keeping record of financial transactions and reporting suspicious ones. In this survey study, we analyze the extent of global money laundering and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010553341
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Gov-arrrgh-nance: Jolly Rogers and Dodgy Rulers
Groot, Olaf J. de; Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
In this paper, we argue that the effect of governance on the emergence of crimes of different levels of sophistication is highly non-linear. State failure, anarchy and a lack of infrastructure are not conducive to establishing any business, including illicit enterprises. At the bottom of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694988
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Creating Low Skilled Jobs by Subsidising Market-Contracted Household Work
Brück, Tilman; Haisken-DeNew, John P.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2003
We analyze the determinants of household work contracted in the German shadow economy. The German socio-economic household panel, which enumerates casual domestic employment, is used to estimate the demand for such household work. The regressors include regional wage rates, household income and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963821