Episode 30: Brittany Street on economic opportunity and crime

Brittany Street talks about how local employment shocks affect criminal behavior.

"The Impact of Economic Opportunity on Criminal Behavior: Evidence from the Fracking Boom" by Brittany Street.

OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• “Your Friends and Neighbors: Localized Economics Development and Criminal Activity” by Matthew Freedman and Emily Owens.

• “Who Really Benefits from a Resource Boom? Evidence from the Marcellus and Utica Shale Plays” by R. Kaj Gittings and Travis Roach.

• “Moving to Economic Opportunity: The Migration Response to the Fracking Boom” by Riley Wilson.

• “There Will be Blood: Crime Rates in Shale-Rich US Counties” by Alexander James and Brock Smith.

• “Fracking, Recidivism and Crime” by Ozkan Erin and Emily Owens. [draft available upon request].

• “Good Jobs and Recidivism” by Kevin Schnepel.

• “Local Labor Markets and Criminal Recidivism” by Crystal S. Yang.