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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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This paper studies the effect of ambient light on crime, taking advantage of the daylight saving time (DST) policy … database managed by Chile's national police, a centralized agency that collects detailed information regarding each crime … plausible demand-side response such as the population's commuting time pattern, and no substantial short-term displacement is …
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I review recent developments in the economic analysis of crime, focusing in particular on organized crime and … due to endogenous reporting of crime and the fact that randomized controlled trials are rarely an option when studying … crime. I then discuss recent advancements made possible by the combination of detailed micro-data and quasi …
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crime particularly related to economic determinants: property crimes (including robberies, thefts and car thefts), frauds …. Moreover, the estimates indicate that these crimes show a different persistency over time, reflecting different adjustment …
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We study the consequences of leniency - reduced legal sanctions for wrongdoers who spontaneously self-report to law enforcers - on sequential, bilateral, illegal transactions, such as corruption, manager-auditor collusion, or drug deals. It is known that leniency helps deterring illegal...
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consumer-worker time endowment. Even if analytically simple, the model is able to shed some light on the expected wage profile … of criminals, and the pattern of their preferences. The methodology used relies on the analysis of the crime …
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On November 14, 2013, Professor Dervan was called to testify before the United States House of Representatives' Committee on the Judiciary Over-Criminalization Task Force. Available here is his written testimony. In his written testimony, Professor Dervan examines the phenomenon of...
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Cybercrime is typically profiled as a skill-intensive crime committed by educated, young criminals. This observation …
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crime that are related to economic determinants: property crimes (including robbery, theft and car theft), fraud and usury … the tax burden; in addition, these crimes demonstrate different levels of persistence over time, reflecting different …
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