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Less Cash, Less Crime: Evidence from the Electronic Benefit Transfer Program

Wright, Richard; Tekin, Erdal; Topalli, Volkan; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

It has been long recognized that cash plays a critical role in fueling street crime due to its liquidity and … circulation of cash on the streets associated with EBT implementation had an effect on crime. To address this question, we exploit … had a negative and significant effect on the overall crime rate as well as burglary, assault, and larceny. According to …

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Less Cash, Less Crime: Evidence from the Electronic Benefit Transfer Program

Tekin, Erdal; Wright, Richard; Topalli, Volkan; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2014

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Child Care Subsidy Receipt, Employment, and Child Care Choices of Single Mothers

Tekin, Erdal - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004

This paper examines the impact of actual subsidy receipt of single mothers on their joint employment and child care mode decisions in the post-welfare reform environment, which places a high priority on parental choice with the quality and type of care chosen. Results indicate that single...

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The Determinants and Consequences of Child Care Subsidies for Single Mothers

Blau, David; Tekin, Erdal - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2003

This paper provides an analysis of child care subsidies under welfare reform. Previous studies of child care subsidies use data from the pre-welfare-reform period, and their results may not apply to the very different post-reform environment. We use data from the 1999 National Survey of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005720720

The Determinants and Consequences of Child Care Subsidies for Single Mothers

Blau, David; Tekin, Erdal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2001

This paper provides an early analysis of child care subsidies under welfare reform. Previous studies of child care subsidies use data from the pre-welfare-reform period, and their results may not apply to the very different post-reform environment. We use data from the 1997 National Survey of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763715

Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform

Tekin, Erdal - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004

Using a data set from the post welfare reform environment (the 1999 National Survey of America's Families), this paper investigates the impact of child care subsidies on the standard work (i.e., work performed during the traditional work hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. through Monday and Friday)...

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Child Care Subsidy Receipt, Employment, and Child Care Choices of Single Mothers

Tekin, Erdal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566844

Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform

Tekin, Erdal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

Using a data set from the post welfare reform environment (the 1999 National Survey of America’s Families), this paper investigates the impact of child care subsidies on the standard work (i.e., work performed during the traditional work hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. through Monday and Friday)...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761654

Youth Depression and Future Criminal Behavior

Anderson, D. Mark; Cesur, Resul; Tekin, Erdal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

estimates imply that the lower-bound economic cost of property crime associated with adolescent depression is about 219 million … adolescents who suffer from depression face a substantially increased probability of engaging in property crime. We find little … evidence that adolescent depression predicts the likelihood of engaging in violent crime or the selling of illicit drugs. Our …

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Fathers and Youth's Delinquent Behavior

Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Tekin, Erdal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper analyzes the relationship between having one or more father figures and the likelihood that young people engage in delinquent criminal behavior. We pay particular attention to distinguishing the roles of residential and non-residential, biological fathers as well as stepfathers. Using...

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