Economic Uncertainty, Parental Selection and the Criminal Activity of the "Children of the Wall." CEP Discussion Paper No. 1256

Autor/inn/en	Chevalier, Arnaud; Marie, Olivier
Institution	London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom), Centre for Economic Performance (CEP)
Titel	Economic Uncertainty, Parental Selection and the Criminal Activity of the "Children of the Wall." CEP Discussion Paper No. 1256
Quelle	(2014), (57 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	2042-2695
Schlagwörter	Economic Factors; Crime; Behavior Problems; Social Influences; Social Indicators; Cohort Analysis; Research Design; Birth Rate; Socioeconomic Influences; Data Analysis; Information Sources; Background; Pregnancy; Migration; Participation; Statistical Analysis; Gender Differences; Robustness (Statistics); Child Rearing; Parenting Skills; Generational Differences; Risk; Mothers; Parent Role; Foreign Countries; East Germany; West Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ökonomischer Faktor; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Sozialer Einfluss; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Kohortenanalyse; Forschungsdesign; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Auswertung; Information source; Informationsquelle; Hintergrundinformation; Schwangerschaft; Teilnahme; Statistische Analyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Kindererziehung; Risiko; Mother; Mutter; Parental role; Elternrolle; Ausland
Abstract	We study the link between parental selection and children criminality in a new context. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germany experienced an unprecedented temporary drop in fertility driven by economic uncertainty. We exploit this natural experiment to estimate that the children from these (smaller) cohorts are 40 percent more likely to commit crimes. We show that women who gave birth at this period were negatively selected. Investigation of the underlying mechanisms reveals that emotional attachment and risk attitudes play important roles in the fertility-crime relationship. Finally, results for siblings support a causal interpretation of our findings. [This research was partially funded by a grant from the Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE), Maastricht University.] (As Provided).
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