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Crime and the Decline of Unions

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  • Robert Baumann

    (Department of Economics, College of the Holy Cross)

  • Bryan Engelhardt

    (Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh)

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In this paper we investigate the relationship between union membership and crime. Using state level data between 1993 and 2006, we find the elasticity of crime with respect to union membership is roughly -0.5. From our results, we predict the decline in union membership has increased crime by 15 per cent since 1993. Furthermore, we find the elasticity between union jobs and crime is larger in absolute value when using an instrumental variable approach to control for the impact unions have on labor market efficiency.

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  • Robert Baumann & Bryan Engelhardt, 2016. "Crime and the Decline of Unions," Working Papers 1206, College of the Holy Cross, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hcx:wpaper:1206
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    1. Hermann Adam, 2014. "Die politische Ökonomie wachsender Ungleichverteilung der Einkommen," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 94(2), pages 104-111, February.

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