Local labour markets and theft: New evidence from Canada
Authors: Fraser Summerfield
Overview
Abstract (English)
This paper provides causal evidence that labour market opportunities affect theft-related crime rates in Canada. Synthetic panel data from 2007-2011 combine the Labour Force Survey and Uniform Crime Reports microdata. Low-skill unemployment rates and corresponding crime rates are measured for age-city-specific groups of young males. IV estimates exploit the exposure of low-skill employment to exogenous demand for exports to the US. Causal estimates of the elasticity of theft-related crimes with respect to low-skill unemployment range from 0.357 to 0.654. The use of aggregated unemployment rates appears to bias OLS estimates downward. IV estimates are found to mitigate this aggregation bias.
Abstract (French)
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Details
| Type | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Author | Fraser Summerfield |
| Publication Year | 2019 |
| Title | Local labour markets and theft: New evidence from Canada |
| Volume | 81 |
| Journal Name | Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics |
| Number | 1 |
| Pages | 146-177 |
| Publication Language | English |
- Fraser Summerfield
- Fraser Summerfield
- Local labour markets and theft: New evidence from Canada
- Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
- 81
- 2019
- 1
- 146-177