The interaction of legal and social norm enforcement

"Although legal sanctions are often non-deterrent, we frequently observe compliance with ‘mild laws’. A possible explanation is that the incentives to comply are shaped not only by legal, but also by social sanctions. This paper employs a novel experimental approach to study the link between le...

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Main Authors: Kube, Sebastian, Traxler, Christian
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
Format: TEXT
Language:English
Published: Munich 2010
CESifo
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183715124919019979-The-interaction-of-legal-and-s.htm
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description "Although legal sanctions are often non-deterrent, we frequently observe compliance with ‘mild laws’. A possible explanation is that the incentives to comply are shaped not only by legal, but also by social sanctions. This paper employs a novel experimental approach to study the link between legal and social norm enforcement. We analyze whether the two institutions are complements or substitutes. Our results show that legal sanctions partially crowd out social norm enforcement. The welfare effect from mild laws is positive, however, as a higher level of compliance is achieved at lower enforcement costs."
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physical 22 p.
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publishDate 2010
publisher Munich
CESifo
spellingShingle Kube, Sebastian
Traxler, Christian
legal system
sanction
social norm
The interaction of legal and social norm enforcement
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title The interaction of legal and social norm enforcement
topic legal system
sanction
social norm
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183715124919019979-The-interaction-of-legal-and-s.htm