Nishijima, Marislei; Pal, Sarmistha - 2021
Compulsory schooling laws (CSL) are often advocated for fighting crime. While this has generally worked for the US … crime indices in all municipalities. Only about 53% municipalities adopted the Amendment by 2013 in our sample, which were … crime reduction effects of CSL crucially depend on whether/how it affects school quality in less promising jurisdictions …
