Crime

Stephen Machin

CEP Insights from Centre for Economic Performance, LSE

Abstract: What can economics tell us about crime? Economists have discovered that young people who leave school during a recession are more likely to end up in prison than those who enter the labour market when the economy is buoyant. They have also shown that people with higher levels of education are less likely to commit crime. How do economists untangle the interactions between individuals, the economy and crime?

Keywords: insights; crime; crime control; policing; justice; labour markets; employment; unemployment; wages; education; recessions; domestic abuse; domestic violence; alcohol; incentives (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-08-01
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