Seminario: "The Complementary Role of Distributive and Criminal Equity"

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On Thursday 13th of June at 12:00 am, Prof. Massimo D'Antoni (Università di Siena) will hold a seminar entitled: "The Complementary Role of Distributive and Criminal Equity", in the meeting room on the 3^rd floor of Palazzo delle Scienze (west side). 

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Riferimento DEI per questo seminario | DEI reference for this seminar: Prof. Giuseppe Di Vita

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We conduct a theoretical analysis to explore how the distribution of wealth in society impacts the social costs of crime and law enforcement. We show that a reduction in inequality reduces these costs when enforcement and non-monetary punishment are equitable, i.e., they do not discriminate among offenders based on their wealth. However, when enforcement or non-monetary punishment is discriminatory, a reduction in inequality may increase the social costs of crime and law enforcement, in particular when it occurs among poorer individuals. Thus, there is a complementarity between equity in criminal justice and distributional equity.