Job displacement and crime: Evidence from Norwegian register data
利用挪威大规模裁员数据，研究发现年轻男性工人失业后犯罪率上升20%，财产犯罪尤为显著，同时暴力及酒精毒品相关犯罪也增加，表明时间增多和心理因素共同作用。
We estimate the job displacement effect on criminal behavior for young adult Norwegian men separated from their plant of employment during a mass layoff. Displaced workers experience a 20 percent increase in criminal charge rates in the year of displacement, with effects declining thereafter. Effects are particularly large for property crimes, consistent with the idea that displaced workers turn to acquisitive crimes to replace lost earnings. However, effects are also sizable for violent and alcohol/drug-related crimes, indicating other mechanisms at work. We find strong evidence that displacement increases crime effects through the increased availability of time, and supportive evidence that psychological factors (mental distress, self-control) also play a role.