The study investigates whether and how strong prison conditions contribute to the perceived propensity to recidivate … on personal characteristics of prison inmates and administrative prison data in an efficient way, we propose the use of … matched prison-prisoner data and application of cluster-sample methods such as GEE (generalized estimating equations …

The study investigates whether and how strong prison conditions contribute to the perceived propensity to recidivate … on personal characteristics of prison inmates and administrative prison data in an efficient way, we propose the use of … matched prison-prisoner data and application of cluster-sample methods such as GEE (generalized estimating equations …

diversion failed as increasing shares of dismissals by prosecutors and judges enhance crime rates in Germany. Crime is …, imprisonment) and severity (length of prison sentence, size of fine) of punishment are often small and insignificant …. -- Econometrics of crime ; evaluation of policy reforms ; panel econometrics …