Should fines depend on income? A questionnaire study on values and institutions

Bosmans, Kristof and Esposito, Lucio (2015) Should fines depend on income? A questionnaire study on values and institutions. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 171 (2). pp. 355-371. ISSN 0932-4569

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Abstract

How do we make sense of the cross-country heterogeneity in value judgments emerging from international surveys? Our study suggests that the answer needs to go beyond the adaptation of values to existing institutions and should tap into deeper beliefs. In our case, Finnish respondents do support their country's system of income-dependent fines more strongly than respondents in countries using a fixed fine system. However, they also hold different beliefs on the relationship between income and well-being and hence on the burdens imposed by fining offenders at different income levels. A further illustration is provided in the context of income taxation.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Literacy and Development Group University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Behavioural and Experimental Development Economics
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	14 Oct 2015 08:00
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2023 12:11
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/54697
DOI:	10.1628/093245615X14273596659080

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