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008 061222s2006 mau sb 000 0 eng
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040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aHB1
100 1 $aCorman, Hope.
245 10 $aCrime and circumstance$h[electronic resource] :$bthe effects of infant health shocks on fathers' criminal activity /$cHope Corman, Kelly Noonan, Nancy E. Reichman, Ofira Schwartz-Soicher.
260 $aCambridge, MA :$bNational Bureau of Economic Research,$cc2006.
490 1 $aNBER working paper series ;$vworking paper 12754
538 $aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
538 $aMode of access: World Wide Web.
500 $aTitle from PDF file as viewed on 12/22/2006.
530 $aAlso available in print.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 3 $a"Few studies in the economics literature have linked individuals' criminal behavior to changes in their personal circumstances. Life shocks, such as natural or personal disasters, could reduce or sever a person's connections to his/her family, job, or community. With fewer connections, crime may become a more attractive option. This study addresses the question of whether an exogenous shock in life circumstances affects criminal activity. Specifically, we estimate the effects of the birth of a child with a random and serious health problem (versus the birth of a healthy infant) on the likelihood that the child's father becomes or remains involved in illegal activities. Controlling for the father's pre-birth criminal activity, we find that the shock of having a child with a serious health problem increases both the father's post-birth conviction and incarceration by 1 to 8 percentage points, depending on the measure of infant health used"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
700 1 $aCorman, Hope.
700 1 $aNoonan, Kelly.
700 1 $aReichman, Nancy E.
700 1 $aSchwartz-Soicher, Ofira.
710 2 $aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830 0 $aWorking paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;$vworking paper no. 12754.
856 40 $uhttp://papers.nber.org/papers/w12754