lower the deterrence of crime because such rewards diminish the disutility of imprisonment. I demonstrate that, despite this …

This chapter surveys the theory of the public enforcement of law—the use of governmental agents (regulators, inspectors … apprehending violators? A variety of extensions of the central theory are then examined, including: activity level; errors; the …

This article surveys the theory of the public enforcement of law -- the use of public agents (inspectors, tax auditors …, police, prosecutors) to detect and to sanction violators of legal rules. We first present the basic elements of the theory … examine a variety of extensions of the central theory, concerning accidental harms, costs of imposing fines, errors, general …

An important result in the economic theory of enforcement is that, under certain circumstances, it is optimal for a …