The Impact of Fine Size and Uncertainty on Punishment and Deterrence: Evidence from the Laboratory
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Deterrence; fine size; type-I and type-II error; experiment;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- K14 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Criminal Law
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2014-11-17 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-LAW-2014-11-17 (Law and Economics)
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