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. …

This paper evaluates the effect on crime of creating a fundamental modern-day institution: centralized professional … police forces tasked with preventing crime. We study the 1829 formation of the London Metropolitan Police - the first … professional force worldwide. Using newly digitized and geocoded crime and police data together with difference-indifferences and …

This paper evaluates the effect on crime of creating a fundamental modern-day institution: centralized professional … police forces tasked with preventing crime. We study the 1829 formation of the London Metropolitan Police - the first … professional force worldwide. Using newly digitized and geocoded crime and police data together with difference-indifferences and …

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. …

In this general equilibrium model, justice and police institutions are treated as a mechanism that induces individuals … consideration in the design of its institutions: encroachment is a form of redistribution from the most talented individuals to the …'efficacité dans la conception des institutions : la prédation est une forme de redistribution des plus productifs vers les moins …

This paper adds to the literature on the economic determinants of crime by examining the impact of macro …-economic instability had a significant impact on crime, both homicide and robbery. However, homicide and robbery do not react to …

This paper adds to the literature on the economic determinants of crime by examining the impact of macro …-economic instability had a significant impact on crime, both homicide and robbery. However, homicide and robbery do not react to …