crime by raising the sanction or raising the cost of concealing the crime. Which policy is chosen should depend upon the … set one penalty for the crime, and possibly a generalized additional sanction for any concealment of the crime that can be …

We examine the relationship between casinos and crime using county-level data for the US between 1977 and 1996. Casinos … reduce crime occur before or shortly after a casino opens, while those that increase crime, including problem and … pathological gambling, occur over time. The results suggest that the effect on crime is low shortly after a casino opens, and grows …

There is much discussion of the relationships between crime, inequality, and unemployment. We construct a model where … all three are endogenous. We find that introducing crime into otherwise standard models of labor markets has several … equilibria in natural but previously unexplored ways; hence two identical neighborhoods can end up with different levels of crime …

and youth crime which provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamic interactions among these choices and exposure to … of a youth’s schooling, work and crime decisions as well as arrest and incarceration outcomes. We allow for observable …

We extend simple search-theoretic models of crime, unemployment and inequality to incorporate on-the-job search. This … of crime, on-the-job search models are more relevant empirically as well as more interesting in terms of the types of … equilibria they generate. We characterize crime decisions, unemployment, and the equilibrium wage distribution. We use …

. The paper address issues of employment, educational outcomes and crime victimisation. Looking at the available evidence … educational outcomes and propensity to get involved in deviant behaviours but substantial effects on crime victimisation. The …

Public action to prevent crime is often driven by concerns about public safety. But what generates those concerns ? ]s … it crime, or something else ? Using survey data for Brazil, we find that the desire for greater public safety has a …

This paper examines the long-run and causal relationships among unemployment, income and crime in Taiwan. The results … clearly indicate that there is a long-run level equilibrium relationship among unemployment, income and total crime. There are …, income and total crime, and a neutral relationship among unemployment, income and all three categories of crime. It is …

Trends in aggregate crime rates across Europe reveal significant increases in crime in transitional countries. We …, examining the potential for growth in crime and corruption in Cuba and suggesting policies to ameliorate it. …