, we find that health shocks elicit an increase in the probability of committing crime by 13%. This response is … earnings on the legal labor market. Second, cancer patients face lower expected cost of punishment through a lower survival …

We examine the short- and medium-term effects of announcements of changes in anti-crime policies in the distant future … changes in delinquency. However, announcements of tighter anti-crime policies may even increase delinquent activities, at … credible communication strategy may generate an impact on crime politics. Finally, increasing the variance of policy …

Using local administrative data from 1826 to 1936, we document the evolution of crime rates in 19th century France and … we estimate the impact of a negative income shock on crime. Our identification strategy exploits the phylloxera crisis … this shock to identify its impact on property and violent crime rates, as well as minor offences. Our estimates suggest …

reduce crime. However, the empirical evidence on the relationship between economic shocks and criminal behavior is at best … economic shocks on crime, this chapter proposes a simple conceptual framework to understand this nuanced relationship. We posit … puzzles as well as areas where additional research on the relationship between economic shocks and crime would be welcome. …

to crime and resolution of court cases occurs. Therefore, this paper investigated the impact of exogenous shocks to crime … Kenyan data for the period 1960-2016. The results showed that an exogenous shock to crime and resolution of cases impacts on … private investment for a relatively long period of time. Hence, Governments should speedily ease down the memories of crime …