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The impact of fine size and uncertainty on punishment and deterrence : theory and evidence from the laboratory
Feess, Eberhard; Schildberg-Hörisch, Hannah; Schramm, … - 2015
of fines on punishment and deterrence. Partial effects are effects on potential violators' and punishers' decisions when … punish, which in turn reduces the deterrence effect of high fines. Using a laboratory experiment, we identify these effects …
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Rewards versus imprisonment : the impact of choice
Mungan, Murat C. - In: Review of law and economics : publ. in cooperation with … 18 (2022) 1, pp. 69-83
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Crime prevention effects of data retention policies
Maennig, Wolfgang; Wilhelm, Stefan - 2023 - Version: October 2023
Adding to the extensive political and legal debates on data retention, this is the first study to analyse the impacts of data retention on crime prevention in Europe. Using an estimator that captures dynamic effects and is robust to heterogeneous treatment effects, we find a significant negative...
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Civil Asset Forfeiture, Crime, and Police Incentives : Evidence from the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984
Kantor, Shawn - 2017
In 1984 the federal government passed the Comprehensive Crime Control Act. The act included language that permitted local law enforcement agencies to share up to 80 percent of the proceeds derived from civil asset forfeitures obtained via joint operations with federal authorities. This procedure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012953672
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Crime, Deterrence, and Democracy
Dusek, Libor - 2005
We provide new evidence on the effect of deterrence on crime using the experience of a transition country (the Czech … of deterrence and sharp increases in crime rates. We test whether deterrence, rather than other factors, was responsible … for the post-1989 growth in crime on a panel dataset of Czech regions. The results show significant deterrence effects for …
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Econometric Estimates of Deterrence of the Death Penalty: Facts or Ideology
Kirchgässner, Gebhard - School of Economics and Political Science, Universität … - 2011
support the deterrence hypothesis. Moreover, we also point to some puzzles which have not been satisfactorily solved so far …
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Econometric Estimates of Deterrence of the Death Penalty: Facts or Ideology?
Kirchgässner, Gebhard - CESifo - 2011
support the deterrence hypothesis. Moreover, we also point to some puzzles which have not been satisfactorily solved so far …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020796
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Politicians: be killed or survive
Frey, Bruno S.; Torgler, Benno - 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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Rough set methodology in meta-analysis: a comparative and exploratory analysis
Rupp, Thomas - 2005
We study the applicability of the pattern recognition methodology rough set data analysis (RSDA) in the field of meta analysis. We give a summary of the mathematical and statistical background and then proceed to an application of the theory to a meta analysis of empirical studies dealing with...
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Meta analysis of empirical deterrence studies: an explorative contest
Rupp, Thomas - 2006
A sample of 200 studies empirically analyzing deterrence in some way is evaluated. Various methods of data mining …
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