This paper extends previous empirical research on the determinants of aggregate property crime rates in two dimensions.  First, we examine the effect of inflation on property crime rates.  Then, using a structural time-series approach we show that it is possible to estimate consistently the...

This paper adds to the literature estimates of local labor market effects on gang participation. I use data from the 1997 cohort of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) to model the probability of gang involvement. The effect of the local unemployment rate is statistically...

Concern over the loss of genetic diversity in the world’s field crops has increased due to the commercial introduction of genetically modified crops. Mexico is particularly sensitive to this issue, as it is the center of genetic diversity for maize and home to a large number of indigenous...