anger, ‘social’ emotions like shame and guilt need to be present for punishment to be an effective deterrent of …

techniques. However, the use of shaming is controversial: critics argue that delegating punishment to a crowd can lead to mob …

in biology and the social sciences. Recent experimental evidence suggests that altruistic punishment is an important … mechanism to maintain cooperation among humans. In this paper we explore the boundary conditions for altruistic punishment to … maintain cooperation by systematically varying the cost and impact of punishment, using a subject pool which extends beyond the …

The effects of stake size on cooperation and punishment are investigated using a public goods experiment. We find that … an increase in stake size does neither significantly affect cooperation nor, interestingly, the level of punishment. …

Public action to prevent crime is often driven by concerns about public safety. But what generatesthose concerns ? ]s … it crime, or something else ? Using survey data for Brazil, we find that thedesire for greater public safety has a …

January 1, 1995. We examine the impact of this legislationon reported crime rates using different time series approaches. In …

We study antitrust enforcement in which the fine must obey four legal principles: punishments should fit the crime …

,007 neighborhoods in the Netherlands, this article tests whether an individual's decision whether or not to be involved in crime is … of this decision, a small positive effect is found on violent crime, but not on property crime. The results suggest that … involved in crime. …