Isaac Ehrlich
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Isaac Ehrlich is an economist known for his work on the economic analysis of crime, deterrence, and the death penalty.
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| Isaac Ehrlich canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isaac Ehrlich Context triple: [Ehrlich, hasNotableBearer, Isaac Ehrlich]
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Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is an American film composer known for his work on numerous Hollywood comedies and dramas, including scores for major studio films.
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B.
Herman Lieberman
Herman Lieberman was a prominent Polish socialist politician, lawyer, and parliamentarian active in the early 20th century, known for his leadership in the Polish left and opposition to authoritarianism.
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C.
Samuel Hoffenstein
Samuel Hoffenstein was an American screenwriter and poet best known for his witty, sophisticated scripts in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Ezra Swerdlow
Ezra Swerdlow was an American film producer and production manager known for his work on numerous major Hollywood films from the 1980s through the 2000s.
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E.
Isaac Horowitz
Isaac Horowitz was a prominent control theorist and engineer known for his influential contributions to feedback control system design and robust control theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isaac Ehrlich Target entity description: Isaac Ehrlich is an economist known for his work on the economic analysis of crime, deterrence, and the death penalty.
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A.
Theodore Shapiro
Theodore Shapiro is an American film composer known for his work on numerous Hollywood comedies and dramas, including scores for major studio films.
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B.
Herman Lieberman
Herman Lieberman was a prominent Polish socialist politician, lawyer, and parliamentarian active in the early 20th century, known for his leadership in the Polish left and opposition to authoritarianism.
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C.
Samuel Hoffenstein
Samuel Hoffenstein was an American screenwriter and poet best known for his witty, sophisticated scripts in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Ezra Swerdlow
Ezra Swerdlow was an American film producer and production manager known for his work on numerous major Hollywood films from the 1980s through the 2000s.
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E.
Isaac Horowitz
Isaac Horowitz was a prominent control theorist and engineer known for his influential contributions to feedback control system design and robust control theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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person ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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economics of crime ⓘ economics of deterrence ⓘ economics of the death penalty ⓘ law and economics ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicSpecialty |
applied econometrics
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microeconomics ⓘ public policy analysis ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
development of the economics of crime as a subfield
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policy discussions on the death penalty in the United States ⓘ subsequent empirical research on crime and punishment ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
application of economic models to criminal behavior
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deterrent effect of legal sanctions ⓘ econometric estimation of deterrence effects ⓘ marginal deterrence of capital punishment ⓘ rational choice approach to criminal activity ⓘ trade-off between crime and legal opportunities ⓘ |
| hasResearchArea |
capital punishment
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cost–benefit analysis of legal sanctions ⓘ deterrence theory ⓘ economics of law enforcement ⓘ human capital and crime ⓘ public policy evaluation ⓘ risk and uncertainty in criminal behavior ⓘ sanctioning and punishment ⓘ violent crime ⓘ |
| influencedField |
criminal justice policy debate
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economic analysis of legal institutions ⓘ |
| knownForPosition | arguing that capital punishment can have a deterrent effect on crime ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
economic analysis of crime
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empirical analysis of capital punishment ⓘ research on deterrence ⓘ research on the death penalty ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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researcher ⓘ |
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