Research project

Specific deterrence and speed of punishment: Causal evidence from high-frequency micro data

The project, “Specific deterrance and speed of punishment” studies the effect of speeding tickets on driving behaviour. Using big data from a radar-based system that aims to enforce compliance with speed limits in the Czech Republic, a joint research team from the Hertie School (led by Christian Traxler) and the University of Economics in Prague examine whether experiencing higher fines reduces a driver’s tendency to speed in future. The project is funded by the Czech Science Foundation (CAGR) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) and has a duration of 36 months, from 1 Feb 2017 to 1 Feb 2020.

Collaboration

This project is in collaboration with Professor Libor Dusek, University of Economics, Prague.

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Funders

The project is funded by the Czech Science Foundation (CAGR) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

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Duration

This project has a duration of 36 months, from 1 Feb 2017 to 1 Feb 2020..

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