Episode 30: Brittany Street on economic opportunity and crime

2020-05-26

Brittany Street talks about how local employment shocks affect criminal behavior. "The Impact of Economic Opportunity on Criminal Behavior: Evidence from the Fracking Boom" by Brittany Street. OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE: “Your Friends and Neighbors: Localized Economics Development and Criminal Activity” by Matthew Freedman and Emily Owens. “Who Really Benefits from a Resource Boom? Evidence from the Marcellus and Utica Shale Plays” by R. Kaj Gittings and Travis Roach.

Brittany Street talks about how local employment shocks affect criminal behavior.

"The Impact of Economic Opportunity on Criminal Behavior: Evidence from the Fracking Boom" by Brittany Street.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

“Your Friends and Neighbors: Localized Economics Development and Criminal Activity” by Matthew Freedman and Emily Owens.
“Who Really Benefits from a Resource Boom? Evidence from the Marcellus and Utica Shale Plays” by R. Kaj Gittings and Travis Roach.
“Moving to Economic Opportunity: The Migration Response to the Fracking Boom” by Riley Wilson.
“There Will be Blood: Crime Rates in Shale-Rich US Counties” by Alexander James and Brock Smith.
“Fracking, Recidivism and Crime” by Ozkan Erin and Emily Owens. [draft available upon request].
“Good Jobs and Recidivism” by Kevin Schnepel.
“Local Labor Markets and Criminal Recidivism” by Crystal S. Yang.