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来源

JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS,Vol.104,P.124-133

语言

英文

关键字

Substance abuse treatment; Crime; Homicides; MENTAL-HEALTH PARITY; AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; TREATMENT SERVICES; DRUG-TREATMENT; STATISTICAL LIFE; METHAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; METAANALYSIS; REGULATIONS; ADMISSIONS

作者单位

[Bondurant, Samuel R.; Lindo, Jason M.] Texas A&M Univ, College Stn, TX 77843 USA. [Lindo, Jason M.] NBER, IZA, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA. [Swensen, Isaac D.] Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA. Swensen, ID (reprint author), Montana State Univ, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA.

摘要

In this paper we estimate the effects of expanding access to substance-abuse treatment on local crime. We do so using an identification strategy that leverages variation driven by substance-abuse-treatment facility openings and closings measured at the county level. The results indicate that substance-abuse-treatment facilities reduce both violent and financially motivated crimes in an area, and that the effects are particularly pronounced for relatively serious crimes. The effects on homicides are documented in two sources of homicide data and are concentrated in highly populated areas.