The abortion-crime link: evidence from England and Wales

We use panel data from 1983 to 1997 for the 42 police force areas in England and Wales to test the hypothesis that legalizing abortion contributes to lower crime rates. We provide an advance on previous work by focusing on the impact of possible endogeneity of effective abortion rates with respect t...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: D Paton (Author)
Contributors: R Simmons ; L H Kahane
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Keywords:
Research