IZA Discussion Papers

updated version published online as 'The Road to Crime: An Unintended Consequence of the Interstate Highway System' in: Economic Journal, 23 July 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15757

Dynamic Relationships between Criminal Offending and Victimization

Christopher Erwin, Juliane Hennecke, Lisa Meehan, Gail Pacheco

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15718

Hate in the Time of COVID-19: Racial Crimes against East Asians

Joel Carr, Jonathan James, Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, Suncica Vujic

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15531

Universal Early Childhood Education and Adolescent Risky Behavior

Michihito Ando, Hiroaki Mori, Shintaro Yamaguchi

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15520

Expected Returns to Crime and Crime Location

Nils Braakmann, Arnaud Chevalier, Tanya Wilson

published in: American Economic Journal : Applied Economics, 2024, 16 (4), 144 - 160

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15520

Expected Returns to Crime and Crime Location

Nils Braakmann, Arnaud Chevalier, Tanya Wilson

published in: American Economic Journal : Applied Economics, 2024, 16 (4), 144 - 160

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15520

Expected Returns to Crime and Crime Location

Nils Braakmann, Arnaud Chevalier, Tanya Wilson

published in: American Economic Journal : Applied Economics, 2024, 16 (4), 144 - 160

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15359

The Welfare Effects of Law Enforcement in the Illegal Money Lending Market

Kaiwen Leong, Huailu Li, Nicola Pavanini, Christoph Walsh

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15335

The Crime Effect of Refugees

Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Naci Mocan, Semih Tumen, Belgi Turan

published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2024, 43 (2), 472-508

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15335

The Crime Effect of Refugees

Mevlude Akbulut-Yuksel, Naci Mocan, Semih Tumen, Belgi Turan

published in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2024, 43 (2), 472-508

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15259

When Criminality Begets Crime: The Role of Elected Politicians in India

Nishith Prakash, Soham Sahoo, Deepak Saraswat, Reetika Sindhi

published online in: Journal of Law Economics and Organization, 30 August 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15212

Does Social Capital Matter? A Study of Hit-and-Run in US Counties

Stefano Castriota, Sandro Rondinella, Mirco Tonin

published in: Social Science & Medicine, 2023, 329, 116011

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15160

Firms and Labor in Times of Violence: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War

Hale Utar

published online in: World Bank Economic Review, 11 September 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15121

Registering Returning Citizens to Vote

Jennifer Doleac, Laurel Eckhouse, Eric Foster-Moore, Allison Harris, Hannah Walker, Ariel White

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15083

What's Another Day? The Effects of Wait Time for Substance Abuse Treatment on Health-Care Utilization, Employment and Crime

Jenny Williams, Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15053

Socially Optimal Crime and Punishment

Eduardo Ferraz, Rodrigo R. Soares

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14954

Unbundling the Relationship between Economic Shocks and Crime

Eduardo Ferraz, Rodrigo R. Soares, Juan Vargas

published in: Paolo Buonanno, Paolo Vanin, and Juan Vargas (eds). A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime, Elgar Modern Guides, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022, 184-204

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14917

Discontinuities in the Age-Victimization Profile and the Determinants of Victimization

Anna Bindler, Randi Hjalmarsson, Nadine Ketel, Andreea Mitrut

published in: Economic Journal, 2024, 134 (657), 95–134

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14907

Do Police Make Too Many Arrests? The Effect of Enforcement Pullbacks on Crime

Sungwoo Cho, Felipe Gonçalves, Emily Weisburst

This version: 8/2022; First version (IZA Working Paper): 12/2021.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14801

Leaders in Juvenile Crime

Carlos Díaz, Eleonora Patacchini, Thierry Verdier, Yves Zenou

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 192, 638 - 667

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14774

Does Being 'Left–Behind' in Childhood Lead To Criminality in Adulthood? Evidence from Data on Rural-Urban Migrants and Prison Inmates in China

Lisa A. Cameron, Xin Meng, Dandan Zhang

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 202, 675 - 693

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14770

Sunset Long Shadows: Time, Crime, and Perception of Change

Pavel Jelnov

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14770

Sunset Long Shadows: Time, Crime, and Perception of Change

Pavel Jelnov

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14660

Greek Myth or Fact? The Role of Greek Houses in Alcohol and Drug Violations on American Campuses

Manu Raghav, Timothy M. Diette

published in: Applied Economics, 2022, 54 (55), 6406 - 6417

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14647

The Effect of 3.6 Million Refugees on Crime

Murat Güray Kirdar, Ivan Lopez Cruz, Betül Türküm

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 194, 568 - 582

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14647

The Effect of 3.6 Million Refugees on Crime

Murat Güray Kirdar, Ivan Lopez Cruz, Betül Türküm

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 194, 568 - 582

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14573

Assaults during Lockdown in NSW and Victoria

Solmaz Moslehi, Jaai Parasnis, Massimiliano Tani, Josephina Vejayaratnam

published in: Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 2021, 24, 199 - 212

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14499

None for the Road? Stricter Drink Driving Laws and Road Accidents

Marco Francesconi, Jonathan James

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2021, 79, 102487

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14372

Women, Violence and Work: Threat of Sexual Violence and Women's Decision to Work

Tanika Chakraborty, Nafisa Lohawala

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14234

Misdemeanor Prosecution

Amanda Agan, Jennifer Doleac, Anna Harvey

published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2023, 138 (3), 1453–1505

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14215

Immigration and Crime: The Role of Self-Selection and Institutions

Fabio Mariani, Marion Mercier

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 185, 538-564

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14129

High School Dropout and the Intergenerational Transmission of Crime

Davide Dragone, Giuseppe Migali, Eugenio Zucchelli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14087

Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)Perceptions

Nicolas Ajzenman, Patricio Dominguez-Rivera, Raimundo Undurraga

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14087

Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)Perceptions

Nicolas Ajzenman, Patricio Dominguez-Rivera, Raimundo Undurraga

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14087

Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)Perceptions

Nicolas Ajzenman, Patricio Dominguez-Rivera, Raimundo Undurraga

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14056

School Starting Age, Maternal Age at Birth, and Child Outcomes

Peter Fredriksson, Kristiina Huttunen, Björn Öckert

published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 84, 102637

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14003

Conscription and Military Service: Do They Result in Future Violent and Non-Violent Incarcerations and Recidivism?

Xintong Wang, Alfonso Flores-Lagunes

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57 (5), 1715 - 1757

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13961

Appointed or Elected? How Mayoral Accountability Impacts the Provision of Policing

Andrea Colombo, Ilan Tojerow

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13937

Judge Peer Effects in the Courthouse

Ozkan Eren, Naci Mocan

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13902

Love Thy Neighbour? Brexit and Hate Crime

Joel Carr, Joanna Clifton-Sprigg, Jonathan James, Suncica Vujic

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13889

Empowering Migrants: Impacts of a Migrant's Amnesty on Crime Reports

Ana Maria Ibanez, Sandra V. Rozo, Dany Bahar

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13879

How Do Mass Shootings Affect Community Wellbeing?

Aparna Soni, Erdal Tekin

published online in: Journal of Human Resources, June 2023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13841

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence in Los Angeles

Amalia Miller, Carmit Segal, Melissa Spencer

published in: Economia, 2024, 91 (361), 163-187

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13770

The Effect of Grade Retention on Adult Crime: Evidence from a Test-Based Promotion Policy

Ozkan Eren, Michael F. Lovenheim, Naci Mocan

published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40 (2), 361 - 395

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13484

Universal Credit and Crime

Rocco d'Este, Alex Harvey

published as 'The Unintended Consequences of Welfare Reforms: Universal Credit, Financial Insecurity, and Crime' in: Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 2024, 40 (1), 129 - 181

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13446

Prison Work and Convict Rehabilitation

Giulio Zanella

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13304

Post-9/11 War Deployments Increased Crime among Veterans

Resul Cesur, Joseph J. Sabia, Erdal Tekin

published in: Journal of Law and Economics, 2022, 65 (2), 279–310

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13280

The Effect of Job Loss and Unemployment Insurance on Crime in Brazil

Diogo Britto, Paolo Pinotti, Breno Sampaio

published in: Econometrica, 2022, 90 (4), 1393-1423

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13097

Do Compulsory Schooling Laws Always Work? A Study of Youth Crime in Brazilian Municipalities

Marislei Nishijima, Sarmistha Pal

published as 'Compulsory Schooling Laws, Overcrowding and Youth Crime: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Brazilian Municipalities' in: Journal of Development Studies, 2023, 59 (10), 1589–1607

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13028

The Economic Impact of Organized Crime Infiltration in the Legal Economy: Evidence from the Judicial Administration of Organized Crime Firms

Francesca Calamunci, Francesco Drago

published in: Italian Economic Journal, 2020, 6, 275 - 297

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13025

The Second Convict Age: Explaining the Return of Mass Imprisonment in Australia

Andrew Leigh

published in: Economic Record, 2020, 96 (313), 187-208

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13024

Estimating Long-Run Incarceration Rates for Australia, Canada, England & Wales, New Zealand and the United States

Andrew Leigh

published as 'Estimating Long-Run Incarceration Rates for Australia, Canada, England and Wales, New Zealand, and the United States' in: Australian Economic History Review, 2020, 60 (2), 148-185

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12968

The Dependent Coverage Mandate Took a Bite Out of Crime

Zachary S. Fone, Andrew I. Friedson, Brandy Lipton, Joseph J. Sabia

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12928

Bayesian Panel Quantile Regression for Binary Outcomes with Correlated Random Effects: An Application on Crime Recidivism in Canada

Georges Bresson, Guy Lacroix, Mohammad Arshad Rahman

published in: Empirical Economics, 2021, 60, 227 - 259

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12868

Can Sanctuary Polices Reduce Domestic Violence?

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Monica Deza

published in: American Law and Economic Review, 2022, 24 (1), 116 - 170

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12853

Algorithmic Risk Assessment in the Hands of Humans

Megan T. Stevenson, Jennifer Doleac

published in: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, 16 (4), 382–414

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12798

The Effect of E-Verify Laws on Crime

Brandyn F. Churchill, Andrew Dickinson, Taylor Mackay, Joseph J. Sabia

published in: ILR Review, 2022, 75 (5), 1294-1320.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12781

Shaking Criminal Incentives

Yu Aoki, Theodore Koutmeridis

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12693

Stay or Flee? Probability versus Severity of Punishment in Hit-And-Run Accidents

Stefano Castriota, Mirco Tonin

published as 'Stay or flee? Hit-and-run accidents, darkness and probability of punishment' in: European Journal of Law and Economics, 2023, 55, 117 - 144

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12652

The Effect of Sentencing Reform on Crime Rates: Evidence from California's Proposition 47

Patricio Dominguez-Rivera, Magnus Lofstrom, Steven Raphael

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12635

Terrorism, Immigration and Asylum Approval

Abel Brodeur, Taylor Wright

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2019, 168, 119-131

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12551

Does Halting Refugee Resettlement Reduce Crime? Evidence from the United States Refugee Ban

Daniel Masterson, Vasil Yasenov

published in: American Political Science Review, 2021, 115 (3), 1066 - 1073

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12534