Group attitude and hybrid sanctions: Micro-econometric evidence from traffic law

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 325-336

  Basili, Marcello ^a   Belloc, Filippo ^b   Nicita, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

General and specific deterrence; Monetary and non monetary sanction; Risk attitude; Strategic behaviour; Traffic law

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL TESTS;

ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS; GENERAL AND SPECIFIC DETERRENCE; MONETARY AND NON-MONETARY SANCTION; PENALTY POINTS SYSTEM; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; RISK ATTITUDE; SELECTION MECHANISM; STRATEGIC BEHAVIOUR;

CRIME;

ECONOMETRICS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

ITALY;

EID: 84931267936     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2015.05.019     Document Type: Article

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