Table of contents
Contents:
Volume I
Acknowledgements
Introduction Isaac Ehrlich and Zhiqiang Liu
PART I INTRODUCTION: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
1. Gary S. Becker (1968), 'Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach'
2. George J. Stigler (1970), 'The Optimum Enforcement of Laws'
3. Isaac Ehrlich (1996), 'Crime, Punishment, and the Market for Offenses'
PART II SUPPLY OF OFFENSES - THEORY AND METHODOLOGY
4. Isaac Ehrlich (1973), 'Participation in Illegitimate Activities: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation'
5. M.K. Block and J.M. Heineke (1975), 'A Labor Theoretic Analysis of the Criminal Choice'
6. Raaj K. Sah (1991), 'Social Osmosis and Patterns of Crime'
7. Edward L. Glaeser, Bruce Sacerdote and Jose A. Scheinkman (1996), 'Crime and Social Interactions'
PART III PRIVATE DEMAND FOR PROTECTION - THEORY AND METHODOLOGY
A Private Demand for Self-protection - Negative Demand for Crime
8. Steven Shavell (1991), 'Individual Precautions to Prevent Theft: Private versus Socially Optimal Behavior'
9. Tomas J. Philipson and Richard A. Posner (1996), 'The Economic Epidemiology of Crime'
10. Charles T. Clotfelter (1977), 'Public Services, Private Substitutes, and the Demand for Protection Against Crime'
11. Ann P. Bartel (1975), 'An Analysis of Firm Demand for Protection Against Crime'
B Private Enforcement of Laws
12. William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner (1975), 'The Private Enforcement of Law'
13. David Friedman (1984), 'Efficient Institutions for the Private Enforcement of Law'
14. A. Mitchell Polinsky (1980), 'Private versus Public Enforcement of Fines'
PART IV PUBLIC DEMAND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT - THEORY AND METHODOLOGY
A The Production of Law Enforcement - Police, Prosecution, and Court
15. William M. Landes (1971), 'An Economic Analysis of the Courts'
16. Llad Phillips (1981), 'The Criminal Justice System: Its Technology and Inefficiencies'
17. Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong (1989), 'Demand for Factors of Production in Municipal Police Department'
B Optimal Law Enforcement Strategies
18. Isaac Ehrlich (1982), 'The Optimum Enforcement of Laws and the Concept of Justice: A Positive Analysis'
19. A. Mitchell Polinsky and Steven Shavell (1979), 'The Optimal Tradeoff between the Probability and Magnitude of Fines'
20. David Friedman (1999), 'Why Not Hang Them All: The Virtues of Inefficient Punishment'
21. Gary S. Becker and George J. Stigler (1974), 'Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and Compensation of Enforcers'
22. Isaac Ehrlich and Joel C. Gibbons (1977), 'On the Measurement of the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment and the Theory of Deterrence'
PART V MARKET EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
A General Applications
23. Isaac Ehrlich (1981), 'On the Usefulness of Controlling Individuals: An Economic Analysis of Rehabilitation, Incapacitation, and Deterrence'
24. Steven Balkin and John F. McDonald (1981), 'The Market for Street Crime: An Economic Analysis of Victim-Offender Interaction'
25. Jennifer F. Reinganum (1993), 'The Law Enforcement Process and Criminal Choice'
B Organized Crime
26. James M. Buchanan (1973), 'A Defense of Organized Crime?'
27. Nuno Garoupa (2000), 'The Economics of Organized Crime and Optimal Law Enforcement'
Name Index