Britto, Diogo G. C.; Rocha, Roberto Hsu; Pinotti, Paolo; … - 2024
We investigate the effect of having a child on parents' criminal behavior using rich administrative data from Brazil …. Fathers' criminal activity sharply increases by up to 10% during the pregnancy period, and by up to 30% two years after birth …, while mothers experience only a transitory decline in criminal activity around childbirth. The effect on fathers lasts for …