The Death Penalty: No Evidence for Deterrence
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 1 reproduction of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 failed.
Reproductions
- From the 'econometrics of capital punishment' to the 'capital punishment' of econometrics: on the use and abuse of sensitivity analysis, Dezhbakhsh & Rubin (2011). Applied Economics. Outcome recorded: computational issues, robustness challenges.
Computational: their work has serious flaws and their reporting appears to be selective.
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Donohue, J., & Wolfers, J. J. (2006). The Death Penalty: No Evidence for Deterrence. The Economists' Voice, 3(5). https://doi.org/10.2202/1553-3832.1170
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