@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp10707,
            	author={Gehrsitz, Markus},
            	title={Speeding, Punishment, and Recidivism: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design},
            	year={2017},
	month={Apr},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={10707},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp10707},
	abstract={This paper estimates the effects of temporary driver's license suspensions on driving behavior. A little known rule in the German traffic penalty catalogue maintains that drivers who commit a series of speeding transgressions within 365 days should have their license suspended for one month. My regression discontinuity design exploits the quasi-random assignment of license suspensions caused by the 365-days cut-off and shows that 1-month license suspensions lower the probability of recidivating within a year by 20 percent. This is largely a specific deterrence effect driven by the punishment itself and not by incapacitation, information asymmetries, or the threat of stiffer future penalties.},
	keywords={crime;speeding;deterrence;regression discontinuity},
            }