This paper argues that the "Economics of Crime" concentrates too much on punishment as a policy to fight crime, which is unwise for several reasons. There are important instances in which punishment simply cannot reduce crime. Several feasible alternatives to punishment exist, such as offering...

Academic economists today are caught in a "Publication Impossibility Theorem Systemʺ or PITS. To further their careers, they are required to publish in A-journals, but this is impossible for the vast majority because there are few slots open in such journals. Such academic competition is held...

Cover -- Zum Inhalt / Zum Autor -- Titel -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Einführung -- 1. Der Markt -und darüber hinaus -- Teil A: Der Verdrängungseffekt -- 2. Alltagserfahrungen -- 3. Psychologischer Hintergrund -- 4. Integration in die Wirtschaftstheorie -- 5. Der Übertragungs-Effekt...

This paper argues that the "Economics of Crime" concentrates too much on punishment as a means of preventing crime, which is unwise for several reasons. There are important instances in which punishment simply cannot reduce crime. Several feasible alternatives to punishment exist, such as...