deterrence studies published between 1975 and 2011. The profession of the author turns out to be the only statistically … significant explanatory variable: Economists claim significantly more often to have found a significant deterrence effect than … ; deterrence ; econometric evidence ; ideology …

provided by the Furman and Gregg decisions and assess the relationship between execution and homicide rates in state panel data … ; homicide ; crime ; death penalty ; differences-in-differences ; murder ; deterrence … provided by the Furman and Gregg decisions and assess the relationship between execution and homicide rates in state panel data …

In 2007, the Wall Street Journal published an article claiming that each execution saves more than 70 lives. This … support the deterrence hypothesis. Moreover, we also point to some puzzles which have not been satisfactorily solved so far … arguments in policy debates, but also on the moral questions involved in this particular debate. -- death penalty ; deterrence …

, our findings raise serious doubts against the argument that Stand Your Ground laws make America safer. -- homicide ; stand …

effects on homicides are documented across three sources of homicide data. …