This paper analyzes the relationship between unemployment and rape in a panel of European regions. In particular, this … paper is intended to test whether an ‘opportunity perspective’ holds for rape. The ‘opportunity perspective’ interprets the … level of unemployment as an indicator of ‘social inactivity’, so that a negative relationship between violent crime and …

We study intrinsic motivation for university students' compliance with the requirements of academic ethics. A … theoretical model presented in the paper suggests that such motivation is predicated on students' moral norms, on their …

eligibility (and presumably graduate), to be drafted into the National Football League and/or to make a professional roster at any … especially sensitive because most college coaches are white. Players that attend universities near their hometown see significant …

-difference estimates indicate the liberalization increased minor crime by 5% and alcohol-involved serious crime by 10%. The law change did …Many jurisdictions have considered relaxing Sunday alcohol sale restrictions, yet such restrictions' effects on public … health remain poorly understood. This paper analyzes the effects of legalization of Sunday packaged liquor sales on crime …

the number of establishments licensed to sell alcohol by the drink are related to violent crime. During this period, 86 … out of 105 counties in Kansas voted to legalize the sale of alcohol to the general public for on-premises consumption. We … drinking establishments is associated with a 4 percent increase in violent crime. Reduced-form estimates suggest that …

detailed time profile for the crime recorded in the city of Barcelona and the displacement effect attributable to the football …In this paper we analyze the temporal profile of crime in the urban context of Barcelona (Spain) for the period 2007 …-2011 using a unique micro dataset with police reported crime. Additionally, we assess the temporal effect that a leisure activity …

selectivity, and the influence on students. Ultimately, what is the opportunity cost of an institution's financial stake in what …

Does internet use trigger sex crime? We use unique Norwegian data on crime and internet adoption to shed light on this … substantial increase in both reports, charges and convictions of rape and other sex crimes. We present a conceptual framework that … highlights three mechanisms for how internet use may affect reported sex crime, namely a reporting effect, a matching effect on …