We investigate the effect of job loss and unemployment benefits on criminal behavior, exploiting individual-level data on … are less subject to differential reporting by employment status. We then evaluate the mitigating effect of unemployment … benefits leveraging on discontinuous changes in eligibility. Regression discontinuity estimates suggest that unemployment …

suggest that unemployment benefits covering 3 to 5 months after displacement completely offset potential crime increases upon …We investigate the effect of job loss and unemployment benefits on criminal behavior, exploiting individual-level data … effect of unemployment benefits leveraging on discontinuous changes in eligibility. Regression discontinuity estimates …

data on crime by Local Government Area over the period 2019-2020. We apply both Ordinary Least Squares and a fixed effect … result, there is a higher relative incidence of domestic assaults rather than an overall increase in crime. The results are …

response to Covid-19 in New Zealand for six crime types in six cities. We then use the estimated models to forecast … counterfactual crime trajectories. Novel elements include cleanly defined lockdown periods, two distinct lockdowns with meaningful …