Stephen, Machin; Olivier, Marie; Sunčica, Vujić - Maastricht : ROA, Research Centre for Education and the … - 2010
In this paper, we study the crime reducing potential of education, presenting causalstatistical estimates based upon a … qualifications and increases in the age of leaving school thatresulted from the change in the law. The findings show that improving … education canyield significant social benefits and can be a key policy tool in the drive to reduce crime. …