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Optimal punishment for repeat offenders when the government can and cannot commit to sanctions

Emons, Winand - In: Frontiers in the economics of environmental regulation …, (pp. 155-171). 2006

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003355840

Making the crime fit the penalty: The role of prosecutorial discretion under mandatory minimum sentencing

Bjerk, David - In: The journal of law & economics 48 (2005) 2, pp. 591-625

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003279834

The theory of penalties and economics of criminal law

Hylton, Keith N. (contributor) - In: Review of law and economics : publ. in cooperation with … 1 (2005) 2, pp. 175-201

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003282546

Deterrence and tax treatment of monetary sanctions and litigation costs

Nussim, Jacob; Tabbach, Avraham D. - In: International review of law and economics 29 (2009) 1, pp. 1-7

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Punishment : and beyond

Frey, Bruno S. - 2009

This paper argues that the "Economics of Crime" concentrates too much on punishment as a policy to fight crime, which … is unwise for several reasons. There are important instances in which punishment simply cannot reduce crime. Several … feasible alternatives to punishment exist, such as offering positive incentives or handing out awards for law abiding behavior …