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 … crime that is unlikely to be motivated by the acquisition of cash. Interestingly, the significant drop in crime in the …

early 1900s had significant impact on labor markets, economic activity, family formation, death rates, and crime …

The 2020 CARES Act directed large cash payments to households. We analyze house-holds' spending responses using high …

We assess long-term impacts of the Mexican conditional cash transfer (CCT) program on youth employment and earnings. We …

In response to the Covid-19 crisis, 186 countries implemented direct cash transfers to households, and 181 introduced … in-kind programs that lowered the cost of utilities such as electricity, water, transport, and mobile money. Do cash or … line with economic theory favoring direct cash transfers, in a randomized experiment in Kenya 95% of urban recipients …

We investigate the effects of broad-based work incentives on female crime by exploiting the welfare reform legislation … of the 1990s, which dramatically increased employment among women at risk for relying on cash assistance. We find that … welfare reform decreased female property crime arrests by 4-5%, but did not affect other types of crimes. The effects appear …