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Economics of Crime
A Category Archive (15 entries)
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October 23, 2009
Economics of Crime
David Henderson
One of the views I had accepted uncritically is that all of the people at Enron charged with crimes really were guilty. But Bill Anderson's interesting article today questions some of that. Also, he points out that Fortune reporter Bethany... MORE
October 6, 2009
Economics of Crime
Bryan Caplan
From Wikipedia:The word "rob" came via French from Late Latin words (e.g. deraubare) of Germanic origin, from Common Germanic raub- = "clothes", as in old times (before modern cheap mechanized mass production of clothes) one main target of robbers was... MORE
August 25, 2009
Economics of Crime
Bryan Caplan
If I had to serve time, I'd prefer to be sent to a for-profit prison factory. The main reason: I think my employer would make an effort to protect me from severe abuse. After all, a victimized indentured servant is... MORE
June 19, 2009
Economics of Health Care
David Henderson
My wife and I watch the Fox News Channel more than any other channel. It's not because we agree with everything, or even most of what, they say. My main reasons are twofold: (1) They bring up issues that the... MORE
March 29, 2009
Economics of Crime
Arnold Kling
Cato sent me a copy of In the Name of Justice, edited by Timothy Lynch. It's not my field, so I just read Lynch's introduction. He describes a litany of ways in which our criminal justice system takes away Constitutional... MORE
February 12, 2009
Economics of Crime
David Henderson
Two judges in Pennsylvania are alleged to have taken bribes in return for sentencing teenagers to jail. One case was that of Ms. Hillary Transue: Hillary Transue did not have an attorney, nor was she told of her right to... MORE
January 19, 2009
Economics of Crime
Bryan Caplan
When I was filling out my customs form for Singapore, I was chilled to see the all-capital letters, "DEATH FOR DRUGS IN SINGAPORE." Philosophically, I have nothing against the death penalty, but of course I have everything against drug prohibition.* ... MORE
December 18, 2007
Economics of Crime
Bryan Caplan
Serial killers are, contrary to movies and television, incredibly rare. Still, Wikipedia lists well over a hundred convicted serial killers. In contrast, vigilantes (a la the fictional Dexter) are almost non-existent. How many can you name, besides Bernard Goetz, who... MORE
October 8, 2007
Economics of Crime
Bryan Caplan
I'd guess that fictional serial killers outnumber real serial killers by at least 100:1. After all, how many movies and t.v. shows are there about serial killers - and how many are there in real life? That's hardly surprising -... MORE
June 29, 2007
Economics of Crime
Arnold Kling
Samuel Bowles and Arjun Jayadev write, We distinguished between those who directly or indirectly produce goods and services that we consume—who Adam Smith called productive labor—and those who we term guard labor: the police, private security guards, military personnel and... MORE
June 13, 2007
Economics of Crime
Bryan Caplan
These official stats surprised even me. Back in 1980, State correctional facilities had 9 violent criminals for every drug offender. By 2003, that ratio was 2.6:1. Clearly, the War on Drugs launched during my teen years was not just rhetoric... MORE
Economics of Crime
Bryan Caplan
Most economists have a glib answer: The worse your legal options, the better crime looks. But the more I think about this response, the weaker it seems. Here's a striking fact about crime: A lot of it is almost never... MORE
May 15, 2007
Economics of Crime
Bryan Caplan
You've read Somin; now try Peter Klein.... MORE
May 11, 2007
Economics of Crime
Bryan Caplan
My collaborator Ilya Somin has a fascinating post on the law and economics of The Godfather. It's a must read. My only quibble is that it overlooks this part: Michael: My father is no different than any powerful man, any... MORE
April 30, 2007
Economics of Crime
Arnold Kling
Bernard Harcourt writes, we should not be surprised that there are so many persons with mental illness behind bars today. We deal with perceived deviance differently than we did in the past: instead of getting treatment, persons who are viewed... MORE
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