Conscription and crime / Sebastian Galiani, Martín Rossi, and Ernesto Schargrodsky

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Policy research working paper ; 4037Publisher: Washington, D.C : World Bank, Development Economics, Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, 2006Description: Online-Ressource (18 p) ; 28 cmOther title:
  • At head of title: Background paper to the 2007 World development report
  • Background paper to the 2007 World development report
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Galiani, Sebastián: Conscription and crime LOC classification:
  • HV6883.5
Online resources: Additional physical formats: Also available in print.Summary: The initiation in criminal activities is, typically, a young phenomenon. The study of the determinants of entry into criminal activities should pay attention to major events affecting youth. In many countries, one of these important events is mandatory participation in military service. The objective of this study is to estimate the causal relationship between mandatory participation in military service and crime. The authors exploit the random assignment through a draft lottery of young men to conscription in Argentina to identify this causal effect. Their results suggest that participation in military service increased the likelihood of developing a criminal record in adulthood (in particular, for property and weapon-related crimes)PPN: PPN: 724221999Package identifier: Produktsigel: GBV-wba | ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBL
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