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Do People Want Optimal Deterrence?
(University of Chicago Law School, 2014-09-18)
This paper tests the question whether people favor optimal deterrence policies. More particularly, it asks whether people are willing to increase penalties when the probability of detection is low, or to decrease penalties ...
Assessing Punitive Damages...
(University of Chicago Law School, 2014-09-17)
This essay reports and discusses the implications of an experimental study involving punitive damage awards. The study finds that in products liability cases, people's normative judgments (about outrageousness and appropriate ...