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Title: Education, Work, and Crime: A Human Capital Approach
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Lochner, Lance John |
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Education, Work, and Crime: A Human Capital Approach International Economic Review 45,3 (August 2004): 811-844. Also: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=13932162&db=buh Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: U.S. International Trade Commission Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; Crime; Educational Attainment; Human Capital; Incarceration/Jail; Labor Economics; Modeling; Self-Reporting; Training This article develops a model of crime in which human capital increases the opportunity cost of crime from foregone work and expected costs associated with incarceration. Older, more intelligent, and more educated adults should commit fewer street (unskilled) crimes. White collar crimes decline less (or increase) with age and education. Predictions for age |
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Lochner, Lance John. "Education, Work, and Crime: A Human Capital Approach." International Economic Review 45,3 (August 2004): 811-844.
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