Date of Award
Spring 5-5-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Randall Filer
Second Advisor
Matthew Baker
Academic Program Adviser
Matthew Baker
Abstract
California passed Proposition 47 by vote and changed the way the state punishes drug and theft. I find an increase in crime using a difference in differences model by computing the change in thefts with the change in inmates. This effect sides with anecdotal claims and disagrees with empirical studies.
Recommended Citation
Fischer, Brian J., "Proposition 47 and Crime: A Difference in Differences Analysis of Incarceration Rates and Crime using border counties" (2018). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/308
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