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shown to perform extremely well. Furthermore, we implement the proposed framework to study crime recidivism in Quebec, a … implemented "tough-on-crime" policy of the Canadian government has been largely successful in reducing the probability of repeat … offenses in the post-policy period. Besides, our results support existing findings on crime recidivism and offer new insights …
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shown to perform extremely well. Furthermore, we implement the proposed framework to study crime recidivism in Quebec, a … implemented "tough-on-crime" policy of the Canadian government has been largely successful in reducing the probability of repeat … offenses in the post-policy period. Besides, our results support existing findings on crime recidivism and offer new insights …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012842061
explore the degree to which individuals respond to crime by applying for permits to legally carry concealed firearms. We find … specific circumstances of crime incidents and the characteristics of responsive applicants. Our results show that gun …
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adulthood. By combining administrative data on school performance, high school graduation, crime, earnings, and cognitive and …
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and crime in Germany, a country with very high consumption levels. Using detailed survey data and administrative crime … intensity induce these crimes, implying a drinking-crime elasticity of 0.4 at age 16. …
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In 2006, a study, published in the Journal of Public Economics, employing a panel regression of 200 U.S. counties across 20 years, found a significant elasticity of homicides with respect to firearms ownership. Based on this finding the authors made the public policy recommendation of taxing gun...
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Indirect psychological effects induced by crime are likely to contribute significantly to the total costs of crime … beyond the financial costs of direct victimization. Using detailed crime statistics for the whole of Germany and linking them … to individual-level mental health information from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we analyze whether local crime rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487160
Indirect psychological effects induced by crime are likely to contribute significantly to the total costs of crime … beyond the financial costs of direct victimization. Using detailed crime statistics for the whole of Germany and linking them … to individual-level mental health information from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we analyze whether local crime rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010474230
In 2006, a study, published in the Journal of Public Economics, employing a panel regression of 200 U.S. counties across 20 years, found a significant elasticity of homicides with respect to firearms ownership. Based on this finding the authors made the public policy recommendation of taxing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013079273
challenging due to data availability and correlated unobservables. This paper overcomes these challenges in the context of Norway …'s criminal justice system, offering new insights into how incarceration affects subsequent crime and employment. We construct a …. Exploring factors that may explain the preventive effect of incarceration, we find the decline in crime is driven by individuals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011880773