Is Crime Contagious?

We test the hypothesis that criminal behavior is “contagious” – or susceptible to what economists term “endogenous effects” – by examining the extent to which lower local-area crime rates decrease arrest rates among individuals. Using data from the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) randomized housing-mobi...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Jeffrey R. Kling (Author)
Contributors:	Jens Ludwig
Format:	Electronic Book
Language:	English
Online Access:	Volltext (kostenfrei)
Check availability:	HBZ Gateway
Keywords:	Research