Minimum Dropout Age and Juvenile Crime in the USA

Md. Forhad

Eastern Economic Journal, 2021, vol. 47, issue 3, No 3, 378-405

Abstract: Abstract This study examines the effects of a minimum dropout age (MDA) on juvenile crime in the community. The findings are that increasing the MDA from 16 to 18 decreases the crime rate by 9%. The results imply that an MDA greater than 16 reduces crime in the community for individuals aged 16-to-18. Although a higher MDA is primarily intended to increase educational attainment, this policy has a secondary impact on reducing community crime.

Keywords: Minimum dropout age; High school; Community crime (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 I28 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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