Does a rise in maximal fines increase or decrease the optimal level of deterrence?

Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Tabbach, Avraham D ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 67549086386     PISSN: 15555879     EISSN: 15555879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1555-5879.1245     Document Type: Article

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