Title: Hanged for a Sheep: The Economics of Marginal Deterrence
Abstract: Previous articleNext article No AccessHanged for a Sheep: The Economics of Marginal DeterrenceDavid Friedman and William SjostromDavid Friedman and William SjostromPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The Journal of Legal Studies Volume 22, Number 2Jun., 1993 Sponsored by The University of Chicago Law School Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/468168 Views: 47Total views on this site Citations: 43Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1993 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Philipp Winskowski The German Penal catalogue for fan misbehaviour in football: a model for other countries?, International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 14, no.11 (Sep 2021): 71–91.https://doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2021.1963809Marcello Basili, Filippo Belloc The deterrent effect of "Vehicular Homicide Laws": Microeconometric evidence from Italy, Research in Transportation Economics 90 (Dec 2021): 100930.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2020.100930Scott M. 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