Reducing Crime and Violence : Experimental Evidence on Adult Noncognitive Investments in Liberia
The paper shows that self-control, time preferences, and values are malleable in adults, and that investments in these skills and preferences reduce crime and violence. The authors recruited criminally-engaged Liberian men and randomized half to eight weeks of group cognitive behavioral therapy, fostering self-regulation, patience, and noncriminal values. They also randomized $200 grants. Cash alone and therapy alone dramatically reduced crime and violence, but effects dissipated within a year. When cash followed therapy, however, crime and violence decreased by as much as 50 percent for at least a year. They hypothesize that cash reinforced therapy's lessons by prolonging practice and self-investment
Year of publication: |
2016
|
---|---|
Authors: | Blattman, Christopher ; Jamison, Julian C. ; Sheridan, Margaret |
Publisher: |
2016: World Bank, Washington, DC |
Saved in:
freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource |
---|---|
Series: | Policy Research Working Paper ; No. 7648 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Notes: | Africa Liberia English en_US |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012571155
Saved in favorites
Similar items by person
-
Reducing Crime and Violence : Experimental Evidence on Adult Noncognitive Investments in Liberia
Blattman, Christopher, (2016)
-
Reducing crime and violence : experimental evidence on adult noncognitive investments in Liberia
Blattman, Christopher, (2015)
-
Measuring the measurement error : a method to qualitatively validate survey data
Blattman, Christopher, (2015)
- More ...