Marginal deterrence when offenders act sequentially

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 124
Issue: 3
Pages: 523-525

Authors (2)

Friehe, Tim (Philipps-Universität Marburg) Miceli, Thomas J. (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Marginal deterrence concerns the incentives created by criminal penalties for offenders to refrain from committing more harmful acts. We show that when offenders act sequentially, it is often optimal for the level of the sanction, not just the expected sanction, to rise with the severity of the act, even when enforcement is specific.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:124:y:2014:i:3:p:523-525
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25