Corman, Hope; Dave, Dhaval M.; Reichman, Nancy E. - In: International Review of Law and Economics 40 (2014) C, pp. 1-14
We investigate the effects of broad-based work incentives on female crime by exploiting the welfare reform legislation of the 1990s, which dramatically increased employment among women at risk for relying on cash assistance. We base the analyses on the supply of crime model in the human capital...