Stevenson, Taylor P.; Tollison, Robert D.; Pearson, Dennis - In: Economics Bulletin 32 (2012) 2, pp. 1162-1170
Use of public humiliation as a deterrent to crime has a long history as does the debate over its effectiveness. A recent rule change in college football presents a natural experiment to test the effectiveness of so-called shaming penalties. In 2004 the National Collegiate Athletic Association...