Arbeitspapier

The effect of education policy on crime: An intergenerational perspective

A number of studies have shown that education reforms extending compulsory schooling reduce criminal behavior of those affected by the reform. We consider the effects of a major Swedish educational reform on crime by exploiting its staggered implementation across Sweden. We first show that the reform reduced crime rates for the generation directly affected by the reform. We then show that the benefits extended to the next generation with large reductions in the crime rates of the children of those affected. The effect operates only through the father and points in the direction of improved parenting rather than resources.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6142

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Education and Research Institutions: General
Analysis of Education
Education: Government Policy
Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: Europe: 1913-
Thema
comprehensive school
economics of crime
returns to education
returns to human capital
Schulpolitik
Humankapital
Bildungsertrag
Generationenbeziehungen
Kriminalitätsökonomik
Schweden

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Meghir, Costas
Palme, Mårten
Schnabel, Marieke
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2011

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2012010913628
Letzte Aktualisierung
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Meghir, Costas
  • Palme, Mårten
  • Schnabel, Marieke
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2011

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