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Working Papers

2024

1. Crime and the Labor Market
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM)
   Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2024)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2024)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)

2023

2. Murphy's Law or Luck of the Irish? Disparate Treatment of the Irish in 19th Century Courts
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2023) View citations (4)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2023)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2023) View citations (2)
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2023) View citations (4)
3. Murphy’s Law or Luck of the Irish? Disparate Treatment of the Irish in 19th Century Courts
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (4)
4. Murphy’s Law versus the luck of the Irish: Disparate treatment of the Irish in 19th-century courts
   ECONtribute Policy Brief Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany

2021

5. Discontinuities in the Age-Victimization Profile and the Determinants of Victimization
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (4)
   Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2021) View citations (4)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (4)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   See also Journal Article Discontinuities in the Age-Victimisation Profile and the Determinants of Victimisation, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
6. Do Police Reduce Crime? Evidence from the 1829 Introduction of the London Metropolitan Police
   ECONtribute Policy Brief Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
7. The Impact of the First Professional Police Forces on Crime
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany View citations (13)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (5)
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article The Impact of the First Professional Police Forces on Crime, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2021) View citations (13) (2021)
8. Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021)
   See also Journal Article Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences, American Economic Review: Insights, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2020

9. The Health Effects of Prison
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The Health Effects of Prison, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2022) View citations (6) (2022)

2019

10. The Impact of Abortion on Crime and Crime-Related Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (3)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The impact of abortion on crime and crime-related behavior, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
11. The Persistence of the Criminal Justice Gender Gap: Evidence from 200 Years of Judicial Decisions
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019)
    See also Journal Article The Persistence of the Criminal Justice Gender Gap: Evidence from 200 Years of Judicial Decisions, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (13) (2020)

2018

12. Path Dependency in Jury Decision-Making
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Path Dependency in Jury Decision Making, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2019) View citations (13) (2019)

2017

13. The Fall of Capital Punishment and the Rise of Prisons: How Punishment Severity Affects Jury Verdicts
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (7)

2016

14. A Jury of Her Peers: The Impact of the First Female Jurors on Criminal Convictions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A Jury of Her Peers: The Impact of the First Female Jurors on Criminal Convictions, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
15. The Causal Effect of Military Conscription on Crime and the Labor Market
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (6)

2015

16. Politics in the Courtroom: Political Ideology and Jury Decision Making
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (14)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Politics in the Courtroom: Political Ideology and Jury Decision Making, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2019) View citations (9) (2019)

2014

17. The Importance of Family Background and Neighborhood Effects as Determinants of Crime
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The importance of family background and neighborhood effects as determinants of crime, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2016) View citations (26) (2016)

2013

18. The Role of Age in Jury Selection and Trial Outcomes
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Role of Age in Jury Selection and Trial Outcomes, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2014) View citations (18) (2014)

2012

19. A Fair and Impartial Jury? The Role of Age in Jury Selection and Trial Outcomes
    Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations (3)

2011

20. The Effect of Education on Criminal Convictions and Incarceration: Causal Evidence from Micro-data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Education on Criminal Convictions and Incarceration: Causal Evidence from Micro‐data, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2015) View citations (92) (2015)
21. The Origins of Intergenerational Associations in Crime: Lessons from Swedish Adoption Data
    Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (7)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The origins of intergenerational associations in crime: Lessons from Swedish adoption data, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (35) (2013)

2010

22. Jury Discrimination in Criminal Trials
    Working Papers, Queen Mary University of London, School of Economics and Finance View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (4)
23. The Impact of Jury Race in Criminal Trials
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Jury Race in Criminal Trials, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2012) View citations (93) (2012)

2009

24. Driving Under the Influence of Our Fathers
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Driving Under the Influence of Our Fathers, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2010) View citations (17) (2010)
25. Like Godfather, Like Son: Explaining the Intergenerational Nature of Crime
    Research Papers in Economics, Stockholm University, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2008

26. The Effect of Gun Shows on Gun-Related Deaths: Evidence from California and Texas
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2007

27. Building Criminal Capital behind Bars: Peer Effects in Juvenile Corrections
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article Building Criminal Capital behind Bars: Peer Effects in Juvenile Corrections, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2009) View citations (307) (2009)

2006

28. EFFICIENCY IN HOUSING MARKETS: DO HOME BUYERS KNOW HOW TO DISCOUNT?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2006) View citations (1)

2004

29. Building Criminal Capital Behind Bars: Social Learning in Juvenile Corrections
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) View citations (11)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2003) View citations (10)
30. The Impact of Juvenile Interactions with the Justice System on Education Outcomes
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society

Journal Articles

2024

1. Discontinuities in the Age-Victimisation Profile and the Determinants of Victimisation
   The Economic Journal, 2024, 134, (657), 95-134 View citations (2)
   Also in The Economic Journal, 2023, 134, (657), 95-134 (2023)
   See also Working Paper Discontinuities in the Age-Victimization Profile and the Determinants of Victimization, Working Papers in Economics (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2022

2. The Health Effects of Prison
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2022, 14, (4), 234-70 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The Health Effects of Prison, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
3. Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences
   American Economic Review: Insights, 2022, 4, (2), 159-74 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences, Working Papers in Economics (2021) (2021)

2021

4. The Impact of the First Professional Police Forces on Crime
   (State Capacity and Economic Development: A Network Approach)
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19, (6), 3063-3103 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of the First Professional Police Forces on Crime, ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series (2021) View citations (13) (2021)
5. The impact of abortion on crime and crime-related behavior
   Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 200, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Abortion on Crime and Crime-Related Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2020

6. The Persistence of the Criminal Justice Gender Gap: Evidence from 200 Years of Judicial Decisions
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2020, 63, (2), 297 - 339 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper The Persistence of the Criminal Justice Gender Gap: Evidence from 200 Years of Judicial Decisions, Working Papers in Economics (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2019

7. A Jury of Her Peers: The Impact of the First Female Jurors on Criminal Convictions
   The Economic Journal, 2019, 129, (618), 603-650 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper A Jury of Her Peers: The Impact of the First Female Jurors on Criminal Convictions, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
8. Path Dependency in Jury Decision Making
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (6), 1971-2017 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Path Dependency in Jury Decision-Making, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (7) (2018)
9. Politics in the Courtroom: Political Ideology and Jury Decision Making
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (3), 834-875 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Politics in the Courtroom: Political Ideology and Jury Decision Making, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (13) (2015)
10. The Causal Effect of Military Conscription on Crime
    The Economic Journal, 2019, 129, (622), 2522-2562 View citations (22)

2018

11. How Punishment Severity Affects Jury Verdicts: Evidence from Two Natural Experiments
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2018, 10, (4), 36-78 View citations (12)
12. Labour economics and crime
    Labour Economics, 2018, 52, (C), 147-148 View citations (2)

2017

13. Erratum to “The Voting Behavior of Young Disenfranchised Felons: Would They Vote if They Could?”
    American Law and Economics Review, 2017, 19, (2), 504-504
14. Prisons, recidivism and the age–crime profile
    Economics Letters, 2017, 152, (C), 46-49 View citations (15)

2016

15. The importance of family background and neighborhood effects as determinants of crime
    Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (1), 219-262 View citations (26)
    Also in Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29, (1), 219-262 (2016) View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper The Importance of Family Background and Neighborhood Effects as Determinants of Crime, CEPR Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2015

16. The Effect of Education on Criminal Convictions and Incarceration: Causal Evidence from Micro‐data
    Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (587), 1290-1326 View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Education on Criminal Convictions and Incarceration: Causal Evidence from Micro-data, CEPR Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (18) (2011)

2014

17. The Role of Age in Jury Selection and Trial Outcomes
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, (4), 1001 - 1030 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper The Role of Age in Jury Selection and Trial Outcomes, Working Papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2013

18. The origins of intergenerational associations in crime: Lessons from Swedish adoption data
    Labour Economics, 2013, 20, (C), 68-81 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper The Origins of Intergenerational Associations in Crime: Lessons from Swedish Adoption Data, Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

2012

19. Like Godfather, Like Son: Exploring the Intergenerational Nature of Crime
    Journal of Human Resources, 2012, 47, (2) View citations (63)
20. The Impact of Education on Crime: International Evidence
    ifo DICE Report, 2012, 10, (02), 49-55 View citations (23)
21. The Impact of Jury Race in Criminal Trials
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012, 127, (2), 1017-1055 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Jury Race in Criminal Trials, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2011

22. The Short-Term and Localized Effect of Gun Shows: Evidence from California and Texas
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (3), 786-799 View citations (22)

2010

23. Driving Under the Influence of Our Fathers
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 17 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Driving Under the Influence of Our Fathers, Research Papers in Economics (2009) View citations (4) (2009)

2009

24. Building Criminal Capital behind Bars: Peer Effects in Juvenile Corrections
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124, (1), 105-147 View citations (307)
    See also Working Paper Building Criminal Capital behind Bars: Peer Effects in Juvenile Corrections, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (54) (2007)
25. Efficiency in housing markets: Which home buyers know how to discount?
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2009, 33, (11), 2150-2163 View citations (14)
26. Juvenile Jails: A Path to the Straight and Narrow or to Hardened Criminality?
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, 52, (4), 779-809 View citations (48)

2008

27. Crime and Expected Punishment: Changes in Perceptions at the Age of Criminal Majority
    American Law and Economics Review, 2008, 11, (1), 209-248 View citations (16)
28. Criminal justice involvement and high school completion
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63, (2), 613-630 View citations (76)
29. Does Capital Punishment have a "Local" Deterrent Effect on Homicides?
    American Law and Economics Review, 2008, 11, (2), 310-334 View citations (9)