This paper examines the extent to which the Great Recession affected gender composition at birth. We focus on ethnic …

part of the increase in criminality. The primary avenue through which the sex-ratio increases crime, however, is the direct …

1986 and 1998, we find strong evidence that gang crime rates in the neighbourhood at assignment increase the probability of … boys to commit crimes before the age of 19, and that gang crime (but not other crime) increases the likelihood of teenage … motherhood for girls. Higher levels of gang crime also have detrimental and long-lasting effects, with men experiencing …

Sex ratios (males to females) rose markedly in China in the last two decades, and crime rates nearly doubled. This … the period 1988-2004, we show that a 0.01 increase in the sex ratio raised violent and property crime rates by some 3 …%, suggesting that the rise in excess males may account for up to one-seventh of the overall rise in crime. -- Male-biased sex …

racial conflict can be linked to the level of public expenditure. Crime rates, however, are closely related to the incidence …

One main motive behind lengthy prison terms for serious crime is to deter potential offenders from engaging in crime … discount future events when balancing the immediate utility of the crime and the costs of a potential future punishment. If … various crime indicators from administrative registers spanning over 18 years. Our results show that high discount rates …

changes in troop levels on violent crime in El Paso County, where Fort Carson is located. Our results suggest that never … relationship between the number of previously deployed units and violent crime are generally small and statistically insignificant …

likelihood of future criminal justice involvement fell, with no apparent increase in local crime rates. …

judgments regarding a third party. We investigate whether consequential decisions made by judges are impacted by the gender …