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Fines versus damages: Experimental evidence on care investments
Baumann, Florian; Friehe, Tim; Langenbach, Pascal - 2020
prevention when they are subject to damages instead of a fine. We discuss possible behavioral channels that may explain our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012428605
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Fines versus damages : experimental evidence on care investments
Baumann, Florian; Friehe, Tim; Langenbach, Pascal - 2020
prevention when they are subject to damages instead of a fine. We discuss possible behavioral channels that may explain our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012215730
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The Impact of Criminal Financial Sanctions : A Multi-State Analysis of Survey and Administrative Data
Finlay, Keith; Gross, Matthew; Lieberman, Carl; Luh, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
We estimate the impact of financial sanctions in the U.S. criminal justice system using nine distinct natural experiments across five states. These regression discontinuity designs capture a range of enforcement levels ($17-$6,000) and institutional environments, providing robust causal evidence...
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Uncertain Penalties and Compliance
Luengo, Carol; Caffera, Marcelo; Chávez, Carlos - Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economía, …
Using a series of laboratory economic experiments, we study the effect of information regarding the amount of the fine … compliance, the presence of uncertainty regarding the amount of the fine may increase violations in certain cases. When … enforcement is not sufficient to induce compliance, the uncertainty regarding the amount of the fine does not have any effect on …
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A Note on Optimal Law Enforcement under Asymmetric Information
Jellal, Mohamed; Garoupa, Nuno - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
We show that the probability of apprehension and punishment is usually reduced in a framework with asymmetric information, leading to more offenses being committed. A positive correlation between crime and asymmetry of information in the enforcement process is established. Some suggestions...
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Whistle-Blower Protection: Theory and Experimental Evidence
Mechtenberg, Lydia; Muehlheusser, Gerd; Roider, Andreas - 2017
Whistle-blowing by employees plays a major role in uncovering corporate fraud. Various recent laws aim at improving protection of whistle-blowers and enhancing their willingness to report. Evidence on the effectiveness of such legislation is, however, scarce. Moreover, critics have raised...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653335
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Whistle-Blower Protection: Theory and Experimental Evidence
Mechtenberg, Lydia; Mühlheusser, Gerd; Roider, Andreas - 2017
Whistle-blowing by employees plays a major role in uncovering corporate fraud. Various recent laws aim at improving protection of whistle-blowers and enhancing their willingness to report. Evidence on the effectiveness of such legislation is, however, scarce. Moreover, critics have raised...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011657115
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Crime and social media
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Orim, … - 2019
Purpose- The study complements the scant macroeconomic literature on the development outcomes of social media by examining the relationship between Facebook penetration and violent crime levels in a cross-section of 148 countries for the year 2012. Design/methodology/approach- The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112154
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Homicide and social media: Global empirical evidence
Asongu, Simplice; Uduji, Joseph I.; Okolo-Obasi, Elda N. - 2019
This study investigates the relationship between social media and homicide in a cross section of 148 countries for the year 2012. The empirical evidence is based on Ordinary Least Squares, Tobit and Quantile regressions. The findings from Ordinary Least Squares and Tobit regressions show a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012112217
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News Media and Crime Perceptions: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
Mastrorocco, Nicola; Minale, Luigi - 2018
In democracies voters rely on media outlets to learn about politically salient issues. This raises an important question: how strongly can media affect public perceptions? This paper uses a natural experiment – the staggered introduction of the Digital TV signal in Italy – to measure the...
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