Buenos Aires, Argentina. We find a large, significant, robust, and immediate decline in crime following quarantine … restrictions. We observe the effect on property crime reported to official agencies, police arrests, and crime reported in … still large in commercial and residential areas (including informal settlements). After the sharp and immediate fall, crime …

who are the victims of crime are subsequently more likely than non-victims to state that inequality is high in Argentina … and that the appropriate measure to reduce crime is to become less punitive (demanding lower penalties for the same crime). …

activities. We exploit the random assignment of young men to military service in Argentina through a draft lottery to identify … effects on future performance in the labor market. -- Military Service ; Violent behavior ; Crime …

activities. We exploit the random assignment of young men to military service in Argentina through a draft lottery to identify …

advantage of a dramatic increase in crime rates in Argentina during the late 1990s to document several interesting patterns …The study of how crime affects different income groups faces several difficulties. The first is that crime …-avoiding activities vary across income groups. Thus, a lower victimization rate in one group may not reflect a lower burden of crime, but …

A large body of empirical research suggests that welfare spending reduces crime. Contrary to this dominant finding, a … few recent studies conclude that there is no relationship between several measures of welfare spending and serious crime …-level dynamic panel data reveals that UHHP, featuring cash transfers, had a negative impact on crime although the effect was rather …

A large body of empirical research suggests that welfare spending reduces crime. Contrary to this dominant finding, a … few recent studies conclude that there is no relationship between several measures of welfare spending and serious crime … total crime although the effect was rather weak. The analyses of various types of crime show that the influence of the …

crime in India. We exploit the quasi-random variation in the outcome of close elections between candidates with and without ….3 percent increase in crime in districts, including crimes against women. The effect is more pronounced when the leaders are …

We provide evidence about voters' response to crime control policies. We exploit a natural experiment arising from the … were more likely to report crime news involving pardoned individuals; ii) voters held worse beliefs on the incumbent … governments ability to control crime and iii) with respect to the previous elections, the incumbent national government …

We provide evidence about voters' response to crime control policies. We exploit a natural experiment arising from the … were more likely to report crime news involving pardoned individuals; ii) voters held worse beliefs on the incumbent … governments ability to control crime and iii) with respect to the previous elections, the incumbent national government …