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[Academic Events] Seminars in Economics Christian Traxler (Hertie School)

Swiftness and Delay of Punishment Abstract.  This paper studies how swiftness and delay of punishment affect behavior. We leverage rich data on the enforcement of speed limits by automated speed cameras. The data allow us to track cars’ driving histories over time as well as the exact time when tickets are sent, delivered, and paid.…