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    • Essays on judicial behavior 

      Lopes, Felipe de Mendonça
      2018-05-28
      What do judges want? Although apparently a straightforward question, the motivations that underly judge’s decisions have been a persistent topic of debate in the literature. The discussion arises from the fact that judges, ...
    • Socially optimal crime and punishment 

      Ferreira, Eduardo Ferraz Castelo Branco
      2018-05-25
      The first essay of this thesis, co-authored by Rodrigo Soares, develops a dynamic life-cycle equilibrium model of crime with heterogeneous agents and human capital accumulation. Public security policies are defined as pairs ...
    • Three essays on the economics of crime 

      Masiero, Ilaria
      2017-05-19
      Prevention is commonly recognized as the best way to go in the fight against delinquency. Yet, working out sound policies is an extremely challenging task. The first two essays in this thesis contribute to the pursuit of ...