Microeconomics (2nd Edition) (Pearson Series in Economics)
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Chapter 16, Problem 10P
(a)
To determine
Reason for increasing fees paid for bail instead of taking in more people to catch white-collar criminals.
(b)
To determine
Reason for increasing the probability of detection when there is a chance of innocent people being convicted of white-collar crime, and the relevance of equity in such situations.
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