Speeding, Punishment, and Recidivism - Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
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Keywords
Speeding; Recidivism; Punishment; Economics of Crime; Risky Behavior; Regression Discontinuity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAW-2016-04-16 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-TRE-2016-04-16 (Transport Economics)
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