theory of public enforcement of law
By: A. Mitchell Polinsky, Steven Shavell.
Contributors: Shavell, Steven, 1946-; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series -- no. 11780.; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research) -- working paper no. 11780.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
Subjects: Law enforcement -- Economic aspects -- United States
Notes: "November 2005."

A chapter from: Handbook of law and economics, v. 1, to be published 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-82).

Also available in PDF from the NBER world wide web site (www.nber.org).