@article{ref1,
title="The Economics of the Criminal Behavior of Young Adults: Estimation of an Economic Model of Crime With a Correction for Aggregate Market and Public Policy Variables",
journal="American journal of economics and sociology",
year="1999",
author="Gius, Mark P.",
volume="58",
number="4",
pages="947-957",
abstract="This study uses a combination of individual-level and county-level data to estimate an economic model of crime for young adults similar to that used by Becker (1968) and Trumbull (1989). In order to estimate a model of crime in which both individual-level and county-level data are used, it is necessary to take account of the bias introduced by using aggregate-level data in conjunction with individual-level data. In order to eliminate this bias, a technique derived by Moulton (1990) is employed. Results from a logit regression model indicate that race, sex, and peer pressure have statistically significant effects on the probability that a young adult will commit a crime. Results also suggest that police presence, as measured by county-level per capita police expenditures, does not deter young adults from committing crimes.<p />",
language="",
issn="0002-9246",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}