Discussion paper

DP14850 The credibility revolution in the empirical analysis of crime

I review recent developments in the economic analysis of crime, focusing in particular on organized crime and corruption. I first discuss the main challenges to the empirical identification of causal relationships -- namely, measurement error due to endogenous reporting of crime and the fact that randomized controlled trials are rarely an option when studying crime. I then discuss recent advancements made possible by the combination of detailed micro-data and quasi-experimental methods.

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Citation

Pinotti, P (2020), ‘DP14850 The credibility revolution in the empirical analysis of crime‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 14850. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp14850