Search Results - subject:"broken window theory"

Berg, Nathan; Kim, Jeong-Yoo - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 10 (2019) 3

-fulfilling nature of the crime rate. Our analysis provides an economic rationalization of the broken window theory as the result of … strategic complementarity and self-fulfilling crime rates. Regardless of how effective polices prescribed by the broken window … theory are (e.g. removing graffiti, reducing trash in the street, and repairing broken windows), our model demonstrates the …

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Punishment - and beyond

Frey, Bruno S. - In: Contemporary Economics 5 (2011) 2, pp. 90-99

This paper argues that the 'Economics of Crime' concentrates too much on punishment as a means of preventing 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...

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Comment on “The spreading of disorder”

Torgler, Benno - 2010

Keizer, Lindenberg and Steg (2008) conduct six interesting field experiments and report that their results provide evidence of the broken windows theory. Such an analysis is highly relevant as the (broken windows) theory is both controversial and lacking empirical support. Keizer et al.’s key...

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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...

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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...

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Punishment – and beyond

Frey, Bruno S. - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 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...

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Punishment ? and beyond

Frey, Bruno S. - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2009

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Punishment - and beyond

Frey, Bruno S. - CESifo - 2009

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