Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Philip J. Cook of Duke University reviews “The Economics of Crime: An Introduction to Rational Crime Analysis” by Harold Winter,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Undergraduate textbook presents an introduction to the economic analysis of crime. Discusses rational crime basics; efficient punishment and fines; prison and crime deterrence; the death penalty and crime deterrence; race and crime; private crime deterrence; drugs and crime; social reforms and crime deterrence; and what economists do. Winter is Associate Professor at Ohio University. Index.”