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Gov-aargh-nance: "Even Criminals Need Law and Order"
de Groot, Olaf J.; Rablen, Matthew D.; Shortland, Anja - 2011
We present a theoretical model postulating that the relationship between crime and governance is "hump-shaped" rather … for this non-linear relationship. The occurrence, persistence and intensity of small-scale maritime crime are well … approximated by a quadratic relationship with governance quality. Organised crime benefits from corrupt yet effective bureaucrats …
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The effects of leniency on illegal transactions: How (not) to fight corruption
Buccirossi, Paolo; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - 2001
We study the consequences of 'leniency' - reduced legal sanctions for wrongdoers who spontaneously self-report to law enforcers - on corruption, drug dealing, and other forms of sequential, bilateral, illegal trade. We find that when not properly designed, leniency may be highly...
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Cheap talk about the detection probability
Baumann, Florian; Friehe, Tim - 2013
This paper analyzes whether the behavior of potential offenders can be guided by information on the actual detection probability transmitted by the policy maker. It is established that, when viewed as a cheap-talk game, the existence of equilibria with information transmission depends on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311834
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The Welfare Effects of Law Enforcement in the Illegal Money Lending Market
Leong, Kaiwen; Li, Huailu; Pavanini, Nicola; Walsh, … - 2022
We estimate a structural model of borrowing and lending in the illegal money lending market using a unique panel survey of 1,090 borrowers taking out 11,032 loans from loan sharks. We use the model to evaluate the welfare effects of alternative law enforcement strategies. We find that a large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013351898
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Optimal law enforcement when individuals are either moral or norm followers
Fluet, Claude; Friehe, Tim - In: Journal of Public Economic Theory 26 (2023) 1
Moral rules and social norms influence whether individuals break the law. We characterize optimal law enforcement when some individuals obey internalized moral rules and implement social norms for other individuals who prefer to comply with them. Moral individuals and norm followers are linked...
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The Short- and Long-Run Effects of Private Law Enforcement: Evidence from University Police
Heaton, Paul; Hunt, Priscillia E; MacDonald, John; … - 2015
known about the effects of private police on crime. The current study examines the relationship between a privately …-funded university police force and crime in a large U.S. city. Following an expansion of the jurisdictional boundary of the private … police force, we see no short-term change in crime. However, using a geographic regression discontinuity approach, we find …
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Law enforcement, social control and organized crime. Evidence from local government dismissals in Italy
Cingano, Federico; Tonello, Marco - 2020
related to the activity of organized crime, as homicide, extortion, drug-trafficking or usury. Petty crimes are estimated to …, the signaling role of the policy, and other forms of social control) rather than induced by organized crime itself. …
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The political economy of law enforcement
Dewey, Matías; Woll, Cornelia; Ronconi, Lucas - 2021
The legal order is the legitimate foundation of liberal democracy. Its incomplete enforcement of the law can therefore appear dysfunctional, reflecting weak institutions, state capture, and corrupt practices. This paper casts doubt on such categorical assessments by systematically examining the...
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Crime, Inequality and Subsidized Housing: Evidence from South Africa
Manea, Roxana; Piraino, Patrizio; Viarengo, Martina - 2021
We study the relationship between housing inequality and crime in South Africa. We create a novel panel dataset …. An increase of one standard deviation in housing inequality explains between 9 and 13 percent of crime increases … conditions can play in the reduction of crime in an emerging economy context. …
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Salience of Law Enforcement: A Field Experiment
Dur, Robert; Vollaard, Ben - 2013
We conduct a field experiment to examine whether the deterrent effect of law enforcement can be strengthened by making law enforcement activities more salient. Our focus is on illegal disposal of household garbage in residential areas. At a random subset of 56 locations in a city in the...
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