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Judicial Errors and Crime Deterrence: Theory and Experimental Evidence [PDF]

open access: yes
The standard economic theory of crime deterrence predicts that the conviction of an innocent (type-I error) is as detrimental to deterrence as the acquittal of a guilty individual (type-II error).
Luca Stanca, Matteo Rizzolli
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Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deterrence and the Problem of Attribution in Cyberspace: An Analysis of Vulnerabilities and Options for Pakistan

open access: yesBTTN Journal, 2022
This study examines the concept of deterrence and the problem of attribution in cyberspace. Unlike conventional deterrence, deterrence in cyberspace is perplexing, and the problem of attribution makes it even more complex.
Akbar Khan
doaj  

Deterring a Nuclear Iran: The Devil in the Details [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Explores the technical requirements for a deterrence regime against Iran should it acquire a nuclear weapons capability. Considers red lines, treaty arrangements, force deployment and bases, military assistance to Iran's neighbors, and crisis ...
Kenneth M. Pollack
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retention and concentration of Reticulitermes speratus feeding-deterrent from fungus-decayed Japanese red pine extract [PDF]

open access: yesBIO Web of Conferences
Wood-feeding termites and wood-decaying fungi share a niche and likely interact, impacting wood degradation processes. Prior research has primarily examined termite the preferences for decayed wood species, revealing instances of termite feeding ...
Kamaluddin Nadia Nuraniya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Norm Flexibility and Private Initiative [PDF]

open access: yes
We model an enforcement problem where firms can take a known and lawful action or seek a profitable innovation that may enhance or reduce welfare. The legislator sets fines calibrated to the harmfulness of unlawful actions.
Giovanni Immordino   +2 more
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Drivers of insect herbivory resistance and tolerance to plant damage in the Brachypodium distachyon species complex

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Insect herbivory is a major biotic factor shaping plant populations and driving the evolution of defensive traits. Polyploidy (whole‐genome duplication) often induces substantial phenotypic and genotypic changes that may affect species interactions, including herbivory.
Antonio J. Manzaneda   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enforcement, deterrence, and compliance in co-managed small-scale fisheries

open access: yesEcology and Society
Small-scale fisheries contribute nearly half the world’s seafood supply, yet the majority suffer from a lack of effective management, resulting in a threat to food security and ecosystem health.
Liliana Sierra Castillo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Informative Role of Subsidies [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper investigates the effect of monopoly subsidies on entry deterrence. We consider a potential entrant who observes two signals: the subsidy set by the regulator and the output level produced by the incumbent firm.
Ana Espinola-Arredondo   +1 more
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