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It's Prices, Stupid: Explaining falling crime in the UK

It's Prices, Stupid: Explaining falling crime in the UK

Mirko Draca, SMF-CAGE Global Perspectives Series: Paper 6, February 2016
global perspectives series, policy briefing, political economy

Mirko Draca, SMF-CAGE Global Perspectives Series: Paper 6, February 2016

Crime has fallen across many countries since the early 1990s. A range of explanations have been put forward, including the level of police resources, the incidence of drug epidemics, demographic factors (including the effects of abortion and lead pollution on the crime propensity of different age cohorts), and incarceration rates.

Political Economy