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Prison conditions and recidivism
Drago, Francesco; Galbiati, Roberto; Vertova, Pietro - 2008
We use a unique data set on post-release behavior of former Italian inmates to estimate the effect of prison conditions on recidivism. By combining different sources of data we exploit variation in prison conditions measured by: 1) the extent of overcrowding at the prison level, 2) the number of...
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The crime reducing effect of education
Machin, Stephen; Marie, Olivier; Vujić, Sunčica - 2010
In this paper, we present evidence on empirical connections between crime and education, using various data sources from Britain. A robust finding is that criminal activity is negatively associated with higher levels of education. However, it is essential to ensure that the direction of...
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The Crime Reducing Effect of Education
Machin, Stephen; Marie, Olivier; Vujić, Sunčica - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
In this paper, we present evidence on empirical connections between crime and education, using various data sources from Britain. A robust finding is that criminal activity is negatively associated with higher levels of education. However, it is essential to ensure that the direction of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008602724
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Crime and the labour market: evidence from a survey of inmates
Entorf, Horst - 2009
In this paper data from a survey of 1,771 inmates conducted in 31 German prisons provide microeconometric evidence on the relationship between individual anticipated labour market opportunities and the perceived probability of future recidivism. Results show that inmates with poor labour market...
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Uses and abuses of empirical evidence in the death penalty debate
Donohue, John J.; Wolfers, Justin - 2006
Does the death penalty save lives? A surge of recent interest in this question has yielded a series of papers purporting to show robust and precise estimates of a substantial deterrent effect of capital punishment. We assess the various approaches that have been used in this literature, testing...
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Partially identified treatment effects under imperfect compliance: the case of domestic violence
Siddique, Zahra - 2009
policy for domestic assault offenders. The first of these was the Minneapolis Domestic Violence experiment (MDVE), which was … determine the implications for a mandatory arrest policy for domestic assault offenders today. I find support for a mandatory … arrest policy for domestic assault offenders, even under a set of minimal assumptions on offender and police behavior. …
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Nobody likes a rat: On the willingness and consequences of reporting lies
Reuben, Ernesto; Stephenson, Matt - 2012
We investigate the intrinsic motivation of individuals to report, and thereby sanction, fellow group members who lie for personal gain. We further explore the changes in lying and reporting behavior that result from giving individuals a say in who joins their group. We find that enough...
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Delinquent networks
Ballester, Coralio; Calvó-Armengol, Antoni; Zenou, Yves - 2009
Delinquents are embedded in a network of relationships. Social ties among delinquents are modeled by means of a graph where delinquents compete for a booty and benefit from local interactions with their neighbors. Each delinquent decides in a non-cooperative way how much delinquency effort he...
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Minimum wages and the creation of illegal migration
Epstein, Gil S.; Heizler, Odelia - 2013
In this paper, we explore employers' decisions regarding the employment of legal and illegal immigrants in the presence of endogenous adjustment cost, minimum wages and an enforcement budget. We show that increasing the employment of legal foreign workers will increase the number of illegal...
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School starting age and crime
Landersø, Rasmus; Nielsen, Helena Skyt; Simonsen, Marianne - 2013
This paper investigates the effects of school starting age on crime while relying on variation in school starting age induced by administrative rules; we exploit that Danish children typically start first grade in the calendar year they turn seven, which gives rise to a discontinuity in...
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