Rege, Mari; Skardhamar, Torbjørn; Telle, Kjetil; … - Statistisk Sentralbyrå, Government of Norway - 2009
We estimate the effect of exposure to plant closure on crime using an individual-level panel data set containing … no effect of plant closure on property crime, perhaps because closure has a small and insignificant effect on subsequent … earnings. We estimate an effect of plant closure on categories of non-acquisitive crime, suggesting a role for mental distress …