The credibility revolution in the empirical analysis of crime

Paolo Pinotti

No 14850, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: I review recent developments in the economic analysis of crime, focusing in particular on organized crime and corruption. I first discuss the main challenges to the empirical identification of causal relationships -- namely, measurement error due to endogenous reporting of crime and the fact that randomized controlled trials are rarely an option when studying crime. I then discuss recent advancements made possible by the combination of detailed micro-data and quasi-experimental methods.

Keywords: Economics of crime; Measurement error; Identification; Quasi-experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-06
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-exp, nep-hpe, nep-law and nep-ure
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