Optimal law enforcement with dissemination of information

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-196

  Garoupa, Numa ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economics of crime; Optimal sanction; Probability of apprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141539096     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008738128742     Document Type: Article

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