Tabbach, Avraham; Nussim, Jacob - In: Review of Law & Economics 4 (2008) 1, pp. 4-4
Efforts to avoid punishment are socially wasteful. Not only do they limit the deterrent effect of punishment, but they may actually lead to the paradoxical result that more severe punishment for crime induces more crime. The law has therefore constantly attempted to deter avoidance efforts and...
