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Peer reviewedHolahan, William L. – Journal of Economic Education, 1998
Uses five unusual indifference curve exercises to show how changing the jail sentence and changing the reward for good behavior can influence the crime rate. Recommends eliminating minimum sentencing while raising sentencing and increasing the rewards for good behavior. Includes illustrative graphs for each exercise. (MJP)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attribution Theory, Behavior Change, Causal Models
Download full textSchmit, Jack – 1991
This study examined the process of college choice focusing on the earlier stages of the college choice process among 4,923 high school students (3,110 students participated by returning completed surveys) involving 21 high schools in Indiana. The study attempted to: (1) construct a mid-range model representing the search phase of the college…
Descriptors: Causal Models, College Bound Students, College Choice, Criteria
