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How much can we trust causal interpretations of fixed-effects estimators in the context of criminality?

Bjerk, David - 2009

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How much can we trust causal interpretations of fixed-effects estimators in the context of criminality?

Bjerk, David - 2009

Researchers are often interested in estimating the causal effect of some treatment on individual criminality. For … individual choice. This issue can cloud causal interpretations of correlations between the treatment and criminality since those … choosing the treatment (e.g. marriage or gang membership) may have differed in their criminality from those who did not even in …

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Thieves, thugs, and neighborhood poverty

Bjerk, David - 2009

This paper develops a model of crime analyzing how such behavior is associated with individual and neighborhood poverty. The model shows that even under relatively minimal assumptions, a connection between individual poverty and both property and violent crimes will arise, and moreover,...

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Re-examining the impact of dropping out on criminal and labor outcomes in early adulthood

Bjerk, David - 2011

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Is Recreational Marijuana a Gateway to Harder Drug Use and Crime?

Sabia, Joseph J.; Dave, Dhaval; Alotaibi, Fawaz; Rees, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs), which legalize the possession of small quantities of marijuana for recreational use, have been adopted by 18 states and the District of Columbia. Opponents argue that RML-induced increases in marijuana consumption will serve as a "gateway" to harder drug use...

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Re-examining the impact of dropping out on criminal and labor outcomes in early adulthood

Bjerk, David - 2011

This paper shows that while high school dropouts fare far worse on average than otherwise similar high school completers in early adulthood outcomes such as success in the labor market and future criminal activity, there are important differences within this group of dropouts. Notably, those who...