The Becker Paradox and Type I vs. Type II Errors in the Economics of Crime
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- Persson, Mats & Siven, Claes-Henric, 2006. "The Becker Paradox and Type I vs. Type II Errors in the Economics of Crime," Research Papers in Economics 2006:1, Stockholm University, Department of Economics.
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Criminal law; Judicial error; Burden of proof;All these keywords.
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- K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAW-2006-02-12 (Law and Economics)
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