Publication: Conscription And Crime
Date
2006
ISSN
Published
2006
Author(s)
Galiani, Sebastian
Rossi, Martin
Schargrodsky, Ernesto
Abstract
The initiation in criminal activities is, typically, a young phenomenon. The study of the determinants of entry into criminal activities should pay attention to major events affecting youth. In many countries, one of these important events is mandatory participation in military service. The objective of this study is to estimate the causal relationship between mandatory participation in military service and crime. The authors exploit the random assignment through a draft lottery of young men to conscription in Argentina to identify this causal effect. Their results suggest that participation in military service increased the likelihood of developing a criminal record in adulthood (in particular, for property and weapon-related crimes).
Citation
“Galiani, Sebastian; Rossi, Martin; Schargrodsky, Ernesto. 2006. Conscription And Crime. © http://communicate.worldbank.org/commnet/jobs. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/c00e0481-3647-5a28-ab63-5849c0d09291 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”