The price of redemption: Sin, penance, and marginal deterrence
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Redemption; Penance; Crime and punishment; Marginal deterrence;JEL classification:
- K14 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Criminal Law
- Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion
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