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The Effect of Education Policy on Crime: An Intergenerational PerspectiveCostas MeghirYale University; Yale University - Cowles Foundation; Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); University College London; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Marten PalmeStockholm School of Economics - Department of Economic Statistics; Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) Marieke Schnabelaffiliation not provided to SSRN IZA Discussion Paper No. 6142 Abstract: A number of studies have shown that education reforms extending compulsory schooling reduce criminal behavior of those affected by the reform. We consider the effects of a major Swedish educational reform on crime by exploiting its staggered implementation across Sweden. We first show that the reform reduced crime rates for the generation directly affected by the reform. We then show that the benefits extended to the next generation with large reductions in the crime rates of the children of those affected. The effect operates only through the father and points in the direction of improved parenting rather than resources.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 59 Keywords: comprehensive school, economics of crime, returns to education, returns to human capital JEL Classification: I20, I21, I28, K42, N34 working papers seriesDate posted: December 4, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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