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Whose decision is it anyway? Defendants’ prior experience shapes prosecutorial case dismissal
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Studies of early case processing outcomes in the United States typically assume that decisions are made unilaterally by the prosecutor, such that prior contact with the legal system is universally associated with harsher outcomes for defendants.
R. R. Dunlea, Miranda A. Galvin
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The Bail-Out! Positive Political Economics of Greek-type Crises in the EMU [PDF]
The Greek bail-out was highly controversial. An oft-heard assessment is that i) the bail-out was a mistake, ii) the political haggling over it was irrational and iii) the bail-out will create a moral hazard problem.
Cezary Wójcik, Christian Fahrholz
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Bailouts in a common market: a strategic approach [PDF]
, 2005 Governments in the EU grant Rescue and Restructure Subsidies to bail out ailing firms. In an international asymmetric Cournot duopoly we study effects of such subsidies on market structure and welfare.
A Cournot +25 more
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The impact of prosecutors’ office caseloads on case processing outcomes
Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Research Summary Contemporary criminal justice discourse frequently highlights rising caseloads as a crisis for prosecutors across the United States. Yet, empirical assessments of how caseloads impact prosecutorial decision making are scarce. This study exploits data on office caseloads and cases disposed between 2021 and 2024 in 19 prosecutors ...
R. R. Dunlea, Don Stemen
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Swiss Journal of Sociocultural Anthropology, 2018 Through a six-month ethnographic fieldwork into a Canadian District Court (Québec), this article reveals the ambivalent nature in Bail hearing. The aim is to understand how the moral evaluations of the relations between the accused and their «bail ...
Fabrice Fernandez, Stéphanie Gariépy
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Getting to Bail-in: Effects of Creditor Participation in European Bank Restructuring [PDF]
, 2015 The declared intention of policy makers is that future bank restructuring should be conducted through bail-in rather than bail-out. Over the past years there have been a few cases of European bank restructuring where bail-in was implemented.
Schnabel, Isabel +2 more
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De Stupro: First Insights on Rape and Its Prosecution in Maltese Courts (1701–10)
Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article constitutes a first in‐depth investigation of rape and the prosecution of this crime in early eighteenth‐century Malta. The research, which is based on sixteen rape accusations claimed at the secular courts in Malta between 1701 and 1710, has analysed cases categorized as ‘simple rape’, ‘violent rape’ and rape committed under the ...
Vanessa Buhagiar
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Global Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the current controversies surrounding the European Ariane launcher and its implications for the future of European space governance. The Ariane program, historically a symbol of European technopolitical integration, faces mounting challenges due to delays, rising costs and increasing competition from private actors like ...
Nina Klimburg‐Witjes, Joseph Popper
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Bright Lines and Bailouts: To Bail or Not To Bail, That Is the Question [PDF]
, 2009 A financial-institution bailout involves government intervention through a transaction or forbearance targeted to a financial institution or group of financial institutions.
Gary Gegenheimer, Vern McKinley
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Credit Market Frictions and Bankruptcy Law Design—Implications for Korea*
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Bankruptcy law design has important implications for financial markets and economic growth. As bankruptcy law design interacts with local economic and political conditions, it is important to consider these factors when designing optimal bankruptcy law.
David Schoenherr
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