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Socio-economic and demographic factors of crime in Germany: evidence from panel data of the German states
Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - 1998
Our study is based on the traditional Becker-Ehrlich deterrence model, but we analyse the model in the face of … deterrence hypothesis for crime against property. Only weak support can be observed for crime against the person. Economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297584
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Socio-economic and demographic factors of crime in Germany: evidence from panel data of the German states
Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 1998
Our study is based on the traditional Becker-Ehrlich deterrence model, but we analyse the model in the face of … deterrence hypothesis for crime against property. Only weak support can be observed for crime against the person. Economic and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005097562
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Understanding the effects of violent video games on violent crime
Cunningham, A. Scott; Engelstätter, Benjamin; Ward, … - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
Psychological studies invariably find a positive relationship between violent video game play and aggression. However, these studies cannot account for either aggressive effects of alternative activities video game playing substitutes for or the possible selection of relatively violent people...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009211179
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Understanding the effects of violent video games on violent crime
Cunningham, A. Scott; Engelstätter, Benjamin; Ward, … - 2011
Psychological studies invariably find a positive relationship between violent video game play and aggression. However, these studies cannot account for either aggressive effects of alternative activities video game playing substitutes for or the possible selection of relatively violent people...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010305457
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Cartel destabilization and leniency programs: Empirical evidence
Klein, Gordon J. - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
nineties. Theoretical work has shown that leniency programs can be effective in enhancing cartel detection and deterrence, but …. Empirical evidence shows that the positive effect on cartel deterrence seems to dominate, but cannot provide definite evidence …' competition intensity of leniency programs indicating effectiveness in cartel destabilization and effective deterrence. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008869224
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The appeals process: An empirical assessment
Hüschelrath, Kai; Smuda, Florian - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
The appeals process - whereby the losing party of an administrative or judicial decision can seek reconsideration of their arguments before a higher institution - is an important mechanism to correct legal errors and to improve existing laws and regulations. We use data of 467 firm groups that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985689
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Determinants of the duration of European appellate court proceedings in cartel cases
Smuda, Florian; Bougette, Patrice; Hüschelrath, Kai - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2014
The duration of appellate court proceedings is an important determinant of the efficiency of a court system. We use data of 234 firm groups that participated in 63 cartels convicted by the European Commission between 2000 and 2012 to investigate the determinants of the duration of the subsequent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010985699
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Criminality, social cohesion and economic performance
Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - 2000
The paper intends to contribute to a better understanding of the interactions between criminality, economic performance and social cohesion. We try to achieve this aim by evaluating the existing economic and criminological research and by carrying out own empirical investigation on the basis of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297689
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The economics of crime: investigating the drugs-crime channel: empirical evidence from panel data of the German states
Entorf, Horst; Winkler, Peter - 2001
The rising trends both in drug addiction and crime rates are of major public concern in Germany. Surprisingly, the economic theory of crime seems to ignore the drugs?crime nexus, whereas the criminological literature considers illicit drug use a main reason of criminal activities. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297775
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Wirkung und Effizienz von Strafrecht: "Was geht?" - bei jungen Gewalttätern?
Entorf, Horst - 2008
Based on a theoretical framework on custodial and non-custodial sentencing, the paper provides econometric tests on the effectiveness of police, public prosecution and courts. Using a unique dataset covering German states for the period 1977-2001, a comprehensive system of criminal prosecution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298067