Your probability of death if you join a Brazilian gang is 20% over two years

31Jan2013

Robert Heinlein would have made an interesting economist

3Oct2012

The Estados Unidos of LA county jails

23Nov2011

Does the death penalty deter murderers?

26Sep2011

What are the chances of a Season 6 of “The Wire”?

14Jun2011

Some papers I enjoyed today

1May2011

Good sentences

24Apr2011

Organized crime momentarily uses powers for good, not evil

29Mar2011

Do gun shows raise suicide and homicide rates?

16Sep2010

The changing face of Mexican mafia extortion

28May2010

The difficulties of criminal coordination

4May2010

If group liability works for lending, maybe it works for crime?

10Jan2010

Creative contract enforcement in Italy

18Nov2009

The culture of fear (international bandit edition)

11Jun2009

E-mail scams + slavery + reparations equals…

5May2009

I have $1,000,000 I want to send to your bank account…

23Mar2009

The latest in anti-baby theft devices

16Jan2009

The trouble with new entrants

11Jan2009

Uganda to criminalize intentional HIV transmission

18Dec2008

The Pirate Wars

18Oct2008