How to Punish Effectively? An Empirical Study of the Severity and Probability Combination of Punishment in Anti-corruption

• In Event: Crime and Punishment

Brief Overview

The probability of detection and eventual punishment is a more decisive factor, than the severity of punishment, in the effectiveness of punishment. Changes in the punishment structure improved the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts in China.

Authors

• Linjing Wang, Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics

• Jiaqi Bai, Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics

• Yinsong Li, Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics

• Dwayne Woods, Purdue University-Main Campus