Leroch, Martin Alois - In: CESifo economic studies : CESifo, a joint initiative of … 60 (2014) 3, pp. 581-598
expressive crime. Delinquents are motivated to perform the illegal action because it transmits a signal. If the punishment … associated with the crime affects the value of this signal positively, an increase in punishment may serve as defiance, and not … an increase in law violations after an increase in available punishment. This claim is discussed with reference to …