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Considering the EU Commission's Proposal on its Directive for Criminal Penalties for Violations of Restrictive Measures in the Context of a Comparative Analysis With US Sanctions E...
Nielsen, Jeff - 2022
The recent European Union (EU) proposal to harmonize criminal penalties for sanctions violations across its member states purports to be an ambitious initiative to create a consistent approach to sanctions enforcement across the Union. However, the proposal falls short of the reform needed 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
of fines on punishment and deterrence. Partial effects are effects on potential violators' and punishers' decisions when …
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Stay or flee? : probability versus severity of punishment in hit-and-run accidents
Castriota, Stefano; Tonin, Mirco - 2019
probability and the severity of punishment with reference to planned criminal activities. There are, however, also unplanned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012120376
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Stay or flee? : probability versus severity of punishment in hit-and-run accidents
Castriota, Stefano; Tonin, Mirco - 2019
probability and the severity of punishment with reference to planned criminal activities. There are, however, also unplanned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012126178
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Heterogeneous Impacts of Sentencing Decisions
Jordan, Andrew; Karger, Ezra; Neal, Derek A. - 2022
We examine 70,581 felony court cases filed in Chicago, IL, during the period 1990–2007. We exploit case randomization to assess the impact of judge assignment and sentencing decisions on the arrival of new charges. Our estimates of the impact of incarceration on recidivism show that, in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013309265
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Punishment despite reasonable doubt : a public goods experiment with uncertainty over contributions
Grechenig, Christoffel; Nicklisch, Andreas; Thöni, … - 2010
, even if punishment is costly. However, these studies focus on situations where there is no uncertainty about others …' behavior. We investigate punishment in a world with “reasonable doubt” about others' contributions. Interestingly, people … level of a setting without punishment. Our findings suggest that sufficient information accuracy about others' behavior is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003952402
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Status-seeking in criminal subcultures and the double dividend of zero-tolerance
Dur, Robert A. J.; Weele, Joël J. van der - 2011
This paper offers a new argument for why a more aggressive enforcement of minor offenses ("zero-tolerance") may yield a double dividend in that it reduces both minor offenses and more severe crime. We develop a model of criminal subcultures in which people gain social status among their peers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009152790
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Symmetric vs. asymmetric punishment regimes for bribery
Engel, Christoph; Goerg, Sebastian J.; Yu, Gaoneng - 2012
symmetric and asymmetric punishment regimes for bribery, one may wonder which punishment strategy is more effective in curbing … design. The results show that, in both countries, with symmetric punishment recipients are less likely to grant the socially … undesirable favor, while bribers are more likely to report to the authorities with asymmetric punishment. In addition, when …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009487845
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Status-seeking in violent subcultures and the double dividend of zero-tolerance
Dur, Robert A. J. - 2006
This paper develops a model in which individuals gain social status among their peers for being 'tough' by committing violent acts. We show that a high penalty for moderately violent acts (zero-tolerance) may yield a double dividend in that it reduces both moderate and extreme violence. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348346
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Status-Seeking in Criminal Subcultures and the Double Dividend of Zero-Tolerance
Dur, Robert - 2011
This paper offers a new argument for why a more aggressive enforcement of minor offenses ('zero-tolerance') may yield a double dividend in that it reduces both minor offenses and more severe crime. We develop a model of criminal subcultures in which people gain social status among their peers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013129937