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offenders. The overlap between offenders and victims is not well understood in criminology, and in the economics of crime the … economics, as well as bounded and ecological rationality are discussed. The paper presents new econometric evidence based on …
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crime and fear of crime. Forty years of reforms shifted the boundaries between Russian eleven time zones. I find that a … the effect on robbery is similar to the previous estimates from other countries immediately after daylight saving time …
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is unplanned, and the decision is taken under great emotional distress and time pressure, thus providing a test of …
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is unplanned, and the decision is taken under great emotional distress and time pressure, thus providing a test of …
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The empirical literature testing the economic theory of crime has extensively studied the relative importance of the … and under intense time pressure and emotional distress are deterred more by the certainty rather than the severity of …
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The empirical literature testing the economic theory of crime has extensively studied the relative importance of the … and under intense time pressure and emotional distress are deterred more by the certainty rather than the severity of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012126178
This paper estimates the effects of temporary driver's license suspensions on driving behavior. A little known rule in the German traffic penalty catalogue maintains that drivers who commit a series of speeding transgressions within 365 days should have their license suspended for one month. My...
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In economic models of crime individuals respond to changes in the potential value of criminal opportunities. We analyse … this issue by estimating crime-price elasticities from detailed data on criminal incidents in London between 2002 and 2012 … burglary incidents. We first consider a panel of consumer goods covering the majority of market goods stolen in the crime …
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accumulation. Agents decide at each point in time whether to commit crimes by comparing potential gains from crime to the expected …This paper develops a dynamic life-cycle equilibrium model of crime with hetero-geneous agents and human capital … form estimates or traditional partial equilibrium, static models of crime. Equilibrium effects can be particularly relevant …
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reduce crime. However, the empirical evidence on the relationship between economic shocks and criminal behavior is at best … economic shocks on crime, this chapter proposes a simple conceptual framework to understand this nuanced relationship. We posit … puzzles as well as areas where additional research on the relationship between economic shocks and crime would be welcome. …
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