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Chapter 6 The Theory of Public Enforcement of Law
Polinsky, A. Mitchell; Shavell, Steven - In: Handbook of law and economics : volume 1, (pp. 403-454). 2007
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 …
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Repeat offenders and the theory of deterrence
Polinsky, Alan Mitchell; Shavell, Steven - 1996
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On offense history and the theory of deterrence
Polinsky, Alan Mitchell - In: International review of law and economics 18 (1998) 3, pp. 305-324
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The optimal use of fines and impresonment
Polinsky, A. Mitchell; Shavell, Steven - 1982
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The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment
Polinsky, A. Mitchell - 1982
This paper examines the use of fines and imprisonment to deter individuals from engaging in harmful activities. These sanctions are analyzed separately as well as together, first for identical risk-neutral individuals and then for two groups of risk-neutral individuals who differ by wealth. When...
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A simple model of optimal deterrence and incapacitation
Shavell, Steven - In: International review of law and economics 42 (2015), pp. 13-19
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The Optimal Use of Fines and Imprisonment
Polinsky, A. Mitchell; Shavell, Steven - 2021
This paper examines the use of fines and imprisonment to deter individuals from engaging in harmful activities. These sanctions are analyzed separately as well as together, first for identical risk-neutral individuals and then for two groups of risk-neutral individuals who differ by wealth. When...
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Economic analysis of public law enforcement and criminal law
Shavell, Steven - 2003
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Economic analysis of public law enforcement and criminal law
Shavell, Steven - 2003
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Economic Analysis of Public Law Enforcement and Criminal Law
Shavell, Steven - 2003
enforcement are discussed in the chapters that follow. In chapter 20, the basic theory of public enforcement employing monetary … sanctions is discussed; in chapter 21, the basic theory of enforcement using nonmonetary sanctions is examined; and in chapter … 22, extensions to the basic theory are considered. Then, in chapter 23, functions of sanctions apart from deterrence …
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