The effect of active labor market policies on crime: Incapacitation and program effects

被引：9
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作者：
Fallesen, Peter [1 ,2 ]
Geerdsen, Lars Pico [3 ]
Imai, Susumu [4 ]
Tranaes, Torben [5 ]
机构：
[1] Stockholm Univ, Swedish Inst Social Res, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
[2] Rockwool Fdn, Solvgade 10 2 Tv, DK-1307 Copenhagen K, Denmark
[3] Kraks Fond Inst Urban Econ Res, Frederiksholms Kanal 30, DK-1220 Copenhagen K, Denmark
[4] Hokkaido Univ, Sch Business & Econ, Kita Ku, Kita9 Nishi7, Sapporo, Hokkaido 0600809, Japan
[5] VIVE Danish Ctr Social Sci Res, Herluf Trolles Gade 11, DK-1052 Copenhagen K, Denmark
来源：
LABOUR ECONOMICS | 2018年 / 52卷
基金：
瑞典研究理事会;
关键词：
Active labor market programs; Crime reduction; Difference-in-differences; Policy experiment; Secondary effects; JUVENILE CRIME; UNEMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT; WORKFARE; BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL; MODEL; WELFARE; RATES; AGE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.labeco.2018.03.002
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We estimate the effects of active labor market policies on men's crime. To do this, we exploit a local policy change in Denmark that targeted unemployed people without unemployment insurance. Our results show that crime rates decreased among treated men relative to both untreated unemployment insured and uninsured men. Lower property crime accounted for the decrease in overall crime. Increased earnings from higher employment rates cannot explain the decrease in crime. Instead, participation in the active labor market program reduced young men's propensity to commit crime. The results suggest that active labor market programs have substantial secondary effects on criminality. (C) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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页码：263 / 286
页数：24
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