In three distinct disciplines, crime and punishment are studied experimentally: in empirical legal studies, in …

The empirical literature testing the economic theory of crime has extensively studied the relative importance of the … crimes and in this paper we focus on a very serious and widespread one, hit-and-run road accidents. In fact, it is not only …

The empirical literature testing the economic theory of crime has extensively studied the relative importance of the … crimes and in this paper we focus on a very serious and widespread one, hit-and-run road accidents. In fact, it is not only …

incentives and deter crime in the long run. …

double dividend in that it reduces both minor offenses and more severe crime. We develop a model of criminal subcultures in … relatively "gutless" people from committing a minor offense, the signaling value of that action increases, which makes it … attractive for some people who would otherwise commit more severe crime. If social status is sufficiently important in criminal …

committing moderately violent acts, which raises the signaling value of that action, and thus makes it more attractive for …

Provided that the literature on the deterrent effect of capital punishment is overall inconclusive, the fact that …

influence adolescents’ decisions in crime participation and school attendance. The study finds that, after an exogenous decrease … in the severity of judicial punishment imposed on Colombian adolescents, crime rates in Colombian municipalities …