Does Eligibility for Tertiary Education Affect Crime Rates? Quasi-Experimental Evidence
This paper estimates the effect of tertiary education eligibility on crime in Sweden. The hypothesis tested is that continuing to higher education decreases crime rates since it allows young people to escape inactivity and idleness, which are known to trigger crime. However, to qualify for tertiary...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 34, Issue: 3, Pages: 805-829 |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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