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We estimate a structural model of borrowing and lending in the illegal money lending market using a unique panel survey of 1,090 borrowers taking out 11,032 loans from loan sharks. We use the model to evaluate the welfare effects of alternative law enforcement strategies. We find that a large...
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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...
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The Federal False Claims Act serves an important function in detecting and deterring fraud upon the government of the United States. By enlisting the public as private prosecutors in such actions, the statute *678 ensures heightened enforcement and obtains compensation for losses sustained by...
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-collar crime? (2) Does white-collar crime increase as a result of less oversight? Using a difference-in-differences estimation … that shift their investigative focus away from white-collar crime to counter-terrorism. I also find that areas overseen by … FBI field offices that shift their attention from white-collar crime to counter-terrorism experience a significantly …
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