Strong and weak ties in employment and crime

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 203-233

  Calvó Armengol, Antoni ^a,b,c   Verdier, Thierry ^c,d   Zenou, Yves ^c,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques   (France)

^e RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Crime; Forward looking agents; Labor market; Social interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845222979     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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