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The market mechanisms proposed in *Predicting Crime* offer many virtues. The authors describe several of these---unbiased information collection; incentives that encourage disclosure; opinions weighted by conviction; information aggregation; instantaneous and…

In their article, *Predicting Crime*, Professors Henderson, Wolfers, and Zitzewitz propose an intriguing and futuristic series of market-based models surrounding the broad topic of crime prevention. Harnessing widely dispersed knowledge…

Henderson, Wolfers, and Zitzewitz conclude their paper, *Predicting Crime*, with what they term a "modest proposal": an entity, such as the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), should establish a crime…

As Dean (and Judge) Guido Calabresi says, it is the duty of academics to offer half-baked ideas for others to perfect. Henderson, Wolfers, and Zitzewitz, with their proposal to establish…

The growth of amateur photography hosting websites has increased public access to a large and diverse body of photographic works. This experience has enriched the public and has facilitated exposure…

Modern society is profoundly tied to the energy sources that power it. From the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, fossil fuels have supplied that energy, enabling a modern, mobile society…