Working Papers | Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

Costly Sanctions and the Treatment of Frequent Violators in Regulatory Settings

Authors: Jay Shimshack, Michael B. Ward

Regulators typically treat frequent violators more harshly. When does such harsh treatment maximize overall compliance?

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Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response: Evidence from Sales of Emergency Supplies Before and After Hurricanes

Authors: Jay Shimshack, Thomas K.M. Beatty, Richard J. Volpe

Government information warns households to acquire emergency supplies as hurricanes threaten and directs households to stay off roads after hurricanes make landfall. Do households follow this advice?

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Environment Spillovers: Lessons from Strategic Interactions in Regulation and Product Markets

Authors: Jay Shimshack, Mary Evans, Scott Gilpatric

We explore enforcement spillovers - when sanctions at one entity influence behavior at other entities. Our model illustrates when spillovers arise from a regulatory channel and when they arise from a channel not previously emphasized: product markets.

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Costly Sanctions and the Treatment of Frequent Violators in Regulatory Settings

Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response: Evidence from Sales of Emergency Supplies Before and After Hurricanes

Environment Spillovers: Lessons from Strategic Interactions in Regulation and Product Markets