Sentencing & Punishment

Michael J. Klarman, The Racial Origins of Modern Criminal Procedure, 99 Mich. L. Rev. 48 (2000).

Steven Shavell & Louis Kaplow, Principles of Fairness Versus Human Welfare: On the Evaluation of Legal Policy (Harv. L. Sch. L. & Econ. Res. Paper…

Louis Kaplow, The Optimal Probability and Magnitude of Fines for Acts that Definitely are Undesirable, 12 Int’l Rev. L. & Econ. 3 (1992).

Louis Kaplow & Steven Shavell, Accuracy in the Determination of Liability, 37 J.L. & Econ. 1 (1994).

Louis Kaplow, Optimal Deterrence, Uninformed Individuals, and Acquiring Information About Whether Acts are Subject to Sanctions, 6 J.L. Econ. & Org. 93 (1990).

Louis Kaplow, A Note on the Optimal Use of Nonmonetary Sanctions, 42 J. Pub. Econ. 245 (1990).

Lucian A. Bebchuk & Louis Kaplow, Optimal Sanctions When Individuals are Imperfectly Informed about the Probability of Apprehension, 21 J. Legal Stud. 365 (1992).

John C.P. Goldberg, Rights and Wrongs, 97 Mich. L. Rev. 1828 (1999) (reviewing Arthur Ripstein, Equality, Responsibility, and the Law (1999)).

J. Mark Ramseyer & Eric B. Rasmusen, Why is the Japanese Conviction Rate so High?, 30 J. Legal Stud. 53 (2001).

Holger Spamann et al., Judges in the Lab: No Precedent Effects, No Common/Civil Law Differences, 13 J. Legal Analysis 110 (2021).

Holger Spamann, The US Crime Puzzle: A Comparative Perspective on US Crime & Punishment, 18 Am. L. & Econ. Rev. 33 (2016) (the replication code…

Victoria Angelova, Will Dobbie & Crystal S. Yang, Algorithmic Recommendations When the Stakes Are High: Evidence from Judicial Elections, 114 Am. Econ. Ass’n Papers &…

Amanda Y. Agan, Andrew Garin, Dmitri K. Koustas et al., Labor Market Impacts of Reducing Felony Convictions (Nat’l Bureau of Econ. Rsch., Working Paper No.

Crystal Yang and Will Dobbie, The Economic Costs of Pretrial Detention, 2021 Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 251 (2021).

Will Dobbie, Jacob Goldin & Crystal S. Yang, The Effects of Pre-Trial Detention on Conviction, Future Crime, and Employment: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Judges, 108…

Crystal S. Yang, Free at Last? Judicial Discretion and Racial Disparities in Federal Sentencing, 44 J. Legal Stud. 75 (2015).

Crystal S. Yang, Resource Constraints and the Criminal Justice System: Evidence From Judicial Vacancies, 8 AEJ: Econ. Pol’y 289 (2016).

Carol S. Steiker & Jordan M. Steiker, The Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of the Death Penalty in the United States, 3 Ann. Rev. Criminology 299…

Carol S. Steiker & Jordan M. Steiker, The American Death Penalty: Alternative Model for Ordinary Criminal Justice or Exception that Justifies the Rule?, 22 New…

Carol S. Steiker, Foreword: The Limits of the Preventive State, 88 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 771 (1998).

Carol Steiker, Punishing Hateful Motives: Old Wine in a New Bottle Revives Calls for Prohibition, 97 Mich. L. Rev. 1857 (1999)(reviewing James B. Jacobs &…