States, Canada, Germany, and several other OECD countries during and after the Great Recession of 2008-09. Unemployment rates … increased moderately in Canada. More recent data also show that, unlike Germany and Canada, the U.S. unemployment rate remains … did not change substantially in Germany, increased and remained at relatively high levels in the United States, and …

States, Canada, Germany, and several other OECD countries during and after the Great Recession of 2008-09. Unemployment rates … increased moderately in Canada. More recent data also show that, unlike Germany and Canada, the U.S. unemployment rate remains … did not change substantially in Germany, increased and remained at relatively high levels in the United States, and …

puzzle: crime is expected to rise, not fall, when unemployment rises. Using a novel identification strategy, I show that … unemployment insurance (UI) benefit extensions can account for part of the puzzle, explaining why crime did not rise. The higher … extension rules in the length of benefits to identify the impact of unemployment benefits on crime. I estimate that in places …

The Great Depression of the 1930s led contemporaries to worry that people hit by hard times would turn to crime in … on crime rates. The analysis suggests that a ten percent increase in relief spending during the 1930s lowered property … crime by roughly 1.5 percent. By limiting the amount of free time for relief recipients, work relief was more effective than …

The Great Depression of the 1930s led contemporaries to worry that people hit by hard times would turn to crime in … at the roots of crime" by providing subsistence income to needy families. After constructing a panel data set for 81 … on crime rates. The analysis suggests that a ten percent increase in relief spending during the 1930s lowered property …