In this paper we ask whether policies targeting a reduction in crime rates through changes in education outcomes can be … the effect of subsidizing high school completion. Most econometric studies of the impact of crime policies ignore … alternative policies. We develop an overlapping generation, life-cycle model with endogenous education and crime choices …

Crime levels are a perennial development problem in Latin America and a renewed concern in the United States. At the … efforts to fight crime. We conduct a survey experiment to elicit willingness to contribute toward reducing crime across five … willingness to contribute for more severe crimes and for higher crime reductions. In addition, we examine the role of information …

Buenos Aires, Argentina. We find a large, significant, robust, and immediate decline in crime following quarantine … restrictions. We observe the effect on property crime reported to official agencies, police arrests, and crime reported in … still large in commercial and residential areas (including informal settlements). After the sharp and immediate fall, crime …

Despite the widespread debate about crime in Brazil and the alarming increase in homicides in recent years, few studies …