Åkerlund, David; Golsteyn, Bart H. H.; Grönqvist, Hans; … - 2014
. Yet, economic theory predicts that the scope for punishment as acting as a deterrent depends on how much individuals … criminals have short time horizons, then it is hard to imagine punishment acting as a key deterrent. This paper provides the … first empirical investigation of the link between time preferences and criminal behavior. Our study is made possible by …