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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

punish, which in turn reduces the deterrence effect of high fines. Using a laboratory experiment, we identify these effects … of fines on punishment and deterrence. Partial effects are effects on potential violators' and punishers' decisions when …. This interdependency is important since, in the case of legal uncertainty, higher fines may reduce the willingness to …

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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

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011347317

Is the severity of the penalty an effective deterrent? : a strategic approach for the crime of tax evasion

Chiarini, Bruno; Marzano, Elisabetta - 2016

In order to analyze the severity of sentencing, and to show how the probabilistic interpretation of strategic behavior can be tricky, this paper uses the crime strategic model (inspection game) proposed by Tsebelis. This model shows that any attempts to increase the severity of punishment will...

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Optimal Income Taxation in the Presence of Tax Evasion : Expected Utility Versus Prospect Theory

Dhami, Sanjit - 2016

The predictions of expected utility theory (EUT) applied to tax evasion are flawed on two counts: (i) They are quantitatively in error by huge orders of magnitude. (ii) Higher taxation is predicted to lower evasion, which is at variance with the evidence. An emerging literature in behavioral...

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Punishment despite reasonable doubt : a public goods experiment with uncertainty over contributions

Grechenig, Christoffel; Nicklisch, Andreas; Thöni, … - 2010

Under a great variety of legally relevant circumstances, people have to decide whether or not to cooperate, when they face an incentive to defect. The law sometimes provides people with sanctioning mechanisms to enforce pro-social behavior. Experimental evidence on voluntary public good...

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