经济分析方法在合理行政处罚中的运用--以处罚幅度和种类选择分析为核心

行政主体在进行行政处罚过程中拥有很大的自由裁量权,特别是在决定实施行政处罚后对处罚种类和幅度的选择上,因为法律法规往往把怎样处罚留待行政主体自己裁量,同时又没有给出裁量的具体标准,因此导致实践中行政主体按照自己的喜好任意处罚的情况,这有违法治原则.针对这种情形,本文试从经济学的角度对行政处罚的种类和幅度(量)进行分析,提出在处罚时应以效益为核心价值,为行政主体作出处罚时提供一个较客观的标准,从而使行政处罚减少任意性.

Application of Economic Analysis Method in Proper Administrative Punishment --Taking the Punishment Scope and the Kind Choice as the Analysis Kernel

In the process of administrative punishment, administrative agency usually has spacious power of discretion. Especially after making decision of punishment, it refers to choose the kind and scope of the punishment. Because law always leave space to administrative agency to choose, and at the same time give no criterion, administrative agency makes punishment as it likes. This disobeys the rule of law. This article attempts to analyze the kind and scope of punishment with the method of economics, and proposes efficiency be the main value. In all, it aims at providing an objective criterion to reduce arbitrariness, when administrative agency is making decision of punishment.