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Domestic Violence, Strategic Behavior, and Ideological Rent-Seeking
Guerra-Pujol, F. E. - 2014
This paper examines a number of empirical patterns, puzzles, and anomalies relating to the problem of domestic violence … violence legislation is the product of 'ideological rent-seeking' among issue-oriented pressure groups and, once enacted, often …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014057112
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Deterrence by Imperfect Sanctions – A Public Good Experiment
Engel, Christoph - 2013
Sanctions are often so weak that a money maximizing individual would not be deterred. In this paper I show that they may nonetheless serve a forward looking purpose if sufficiently many individuals are averse against advantageous inequity. Using the Fehr/Schmidt model (QJE 1999) I define three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013081462
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Deterrence by imperfect sanctions : a public good experiment
Engel, Christoph - 2013
Sanctions are often so weak that a money maximizing individual would not be deterred. In this paper I show that they may nonetheless serve a forward looking purpose if sufficiently many individuals are averse against advantageous inequity. Using the Fehr/Schmidt model (QJE 1999) I define three...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009742336
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Do less-violent technologies result in less violence? : A theoretical investigation applied to the use of tasers by law enforcement
McCannon, Bryan - 2009
or less violence? This question is addressed in an application to the adoption of tasers by law enforcement officials. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003864482
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Do Less-Violent Technologies Result in Less Violence? A Theoretical Investigation Applied to the Use of Tasers by Law Enforcement
McCannon, Bryan C. - 2011
or less violence? This question is addressed in an application to the adoption of tasers by law enforcement officials. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013132183
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011544186
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Leniency policies and illegal transactions
Buccirossi, Paolo; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - 2005 - First version: October 1999, Final version: September 8, 2005
We study the consequences of leniency - reduced legal sanctions for wrongdoers who spontaneously self-report to law enforcers - on sequential, bilateral, illegal transactions, such as corruption, manager-auditor collusion, or drug deals. It is known that leniency helps deterring illegal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010366558
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Gentrification, Gun Violence, and Coordination Failure
Porreca, Zachary - 2021
In this study, I demonstrate the causal linkage between gentrification and gun violence. I develop a theoretical model … of competition in the unregulated illegal drug market, and draw the conclusion that violence in the market is, in part … block will lead to increases in violence across the surrounding neighborhood. I find a robust result, that some 5,800 (21 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013211884
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At the mercy of the prisoner next door : using an experimental measure of selfishness as a criminological tool
Chmura, Thorsten; Engel, Christoph; Englerth, Markus; … - 2010
Do criminals maximise money? Are criminals more or less selfish than the average subject? Can prisons apply measures that reduce the degree of selfishness of their inmates? Using a tried and tested tool from experimental economics, we cast new light on these old criminological questions. In a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003980334
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Can we manage first impressions in cooperation problems? : an experimental study on "Broken (and Fixed) Windows"
Engel, Christoph; Kube, Sebastian; Kurschilgen, Michael - 2011
Cooperation problems are at the heart of many everyday situations. In this paper, we propose a very simple and light-handed mechanism to sustain cooperation and test its performance in a rich laboratory environment. The mechanism moderates cooperation by controlling experiences, more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009007141