In this article, we study the crime reducing potential of education, presenting causal statistical estimates based upon a law that changed compulsory school leaving age in England and Wales. We frame analysis regression‐discontinuity setting uncover significant decreases property from reductions proportion people with no educational qualifications increases resulted change law. The findings show improving education can yield social benefits be key policy tool drive to reduce crime.

In this article, we look at the barriers to international student mobility, with particular reference European Erasmus program. Much is known about factors that support or limit but very few studies have made comparisons between participants and nonparticipants. Making use of a large data set on non-Erasmus students in seven countries, for participation. Results reveal overall impact financial suggest it personal help us better differentiate students. The analysis suggests two-pronged...

SUMMARY After a decade of correlational research, this study attempts to measure the causal impact (general) smartphone use on educational performance. To end, we merge survey data general use, exogenous predictors and other drivers academic success with exam scores first‐year students at two Belgian universities. The resulting are analysed instrumental variable estimation techniques. A one‐standard‐deviation increase in daily yields decrease average about one point (out 20). When relying...

In this paper, we present evidence on empirical connections between crime and education, using various data sources from Britain. A robust finding is that criminal activity negatively associated with higher levels of education. However, it essential to ensure the direction causation flows education crime. Therefore, identify effect participation in changes compulsory school leaving age laws over time account for endogeneity causal approach, property crimes, negative crime-education...

Abstract This paper estimates the causal effect of NATO's Operation Allied Force in Serbia 1999 on health and educational outcomes children who were womb during bombing. We use entire birth records Serbian Statistical Office provided by Ministry Education. The estimation results difference-in-differences models, combined with propensity score matching, suggest that utero bombing 2 percentage points (pp) more likely to be born a below average (<3,500 g) birthweight 1pp less high...

Abstract This paper examines the labor market trajectories of refugees who arrived in Belgium between 1999 and 2009. offers a relatively easy formal access to other types migrants but they face many barriers this strongly regulated institutionalized market. Based on longitudinal dataset that links respondents’ information from Belgian Labor Force Survey with comprehensive social security data their work histories, we estimate discrete-time hazard models analyze refugees’ entry into exit out...

Abstract The negative consequences of deteriorated sleep have been widely acknowledged. Therefore, research on the determinants poor is crucial. A factor potentially contributing to use a smartphone. This study aims measure association between overall daily smartphone and both quality duration. To this end, we exploit data 1,889 first‐year university students. Compared with previous control for large set observed confounding factors. Higher associated lower odds experiencing good sleep. In...

Abstract We present new evidence on the causal impact of education crime, by considering a large expansion UK post-compulsory system that occurred in late 1980s and early 1990s. The raised levels across whole distribution and, particular for our analysis, at bottom end enabling us to develop an instrumental variable strategy study crime- relationship. At same time as expansion, youth crime fell, revealing significant cross-cohort relationship between education. reducing effect is estimated...

Journal Article Why Are Criminals Less Educated than Non-Criminals? Evidence from a Cohort of Young Australian Twins Get access Dinand Webbink, Webbink Erasmus School Economics Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute, and IZA Bonn Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Pierre Koning, Koning Netherlands Ministry Social Affairs Employment, The Hague, VU University Amsterdam, IZA, Sunčica Vujić, Vujić * Bath *University Bath, UK. Email: s.vujic@bath.ac.uk. Nicholas G....

We provide evidence of the impact COVID-19 pandemic on racial hate crime in England and Wales. Using various data sources, including unique collected through Freedom Information (FOI) requests from UK police forces, a difference-in-difference event study approaches, we find that against East Asians increased by 70-100%, beginning early February persisted until November 2020. This increase was greatest weeks leading up to first national lockdown UK. The shock then lower during lockdown,...

SUMMARY This paper estimates the longer‐term effects of childhood conduct disorder on human capital accumulation and violent criminal behavior later in life using data Australian twins. We measure with a rich set indicators based diagnostic criteria from psychiatry. Using ordinary least squares twin fixed estimation approaches, we find that early‐age (pre‐18) problems significantly affect both over course. In addition, is more deleterious if these behaviors occur earlier life. Copyright ©...

To study the causal impact of smartphone use on academic performance, we collected – for first time worldwide longitudinal data students’ and educational performance. For three consecutive years, surveyed all students attending classes in 11 different programmes at two Belgian universities general other drivers achievement. These survey were merged with exam scores these students. We analysed resulting by means panel random-effects estimation controlling unobserved individual...

With a rapid rise of text-based social media and online Word-of-Mouth (WOM) activity, millions people express their thoughts opinions on variety topics. Considering that nowadays WOM is most influential source information when guiding consumers' choice purchase decisions, in this paper we look at the relationship between Twitter messages (tweets) cinema box office revenues. Using static dynamic panel data regression approaches, show frequency, sentiment timing tweets posted about film are...

We provide causal evidence of the impact Brexit referendum vote on hate crime in United Kingdom (UK). Using various data sources, including unique collected from UK Police Forces by Freedom Information (FOI) requests, and estimation methods (difference-in-differences, event-study analysis synthetic control methods), we find that led to an increase around 15-25%. This effect was concentrated first quarter after larger areas voted leave European Union (EU). also against hypotheses this due...

Abstract This paper offers a novel theoretical explanation for the gender gap in job satisfaction, where women typically report higher satisfaction than men. We argue that rational family decisions can result divergent choices and men, leading to increased but lower earnings women, even when their preferences expectations align with those of develop this within model household decision‐making considers relative disparities households. provide empirical evidence supporting our model's...