The allocation of time to crime: A simple diagrammatical exposition

In his seminal article on the allocation of time to crime, Isaac Ehrlich (1973) derives five interesting theoretical results. He uses a state-preference diagram to derive one result, retreating to mathematics for deriving the remaining four results. This note shows that all five results can easily be derived from an alternative and simpler diagrammatical exposition that involves intersection of curves rather than tangency between curves.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Yaniv, Gideon
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 29.2009, 1, p. 457-464
Publisher:	AccessEcon

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Extent:	application/pdf
Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Classification:	K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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