TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Gehrsitz, Markus
        TI  - Speeding, Punishment, and Recidivism: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
        PY  - 2017/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 10707
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp10707
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - crime
KW  - speeding
KW  - deterrence
KW  - regression discontinuity
        ER  -