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Author: Otsu, Yuki
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Otsu, Yuki |
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Essays on Crime and Public Policy Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis, 2021 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) Keyword(s): Crime; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Labor Market Outcomes Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. The third chapter analyzes the relationship between health conditions and criminal behavior. Health has a significant impact on labor market outcomes, and thus on criminal decisions. We document that better health is associated with a lower probability of committing a crime. To study the economic mechanism behind this finding, we build an equilibrium search model of health, crime, and the labor market. We perform policy experiments in the model and study their impacts on crime and the labor market. The calibrated model shows that by introducing Medicare-for-all, the economy's crime rate would decrease by one percentage point while the aggregate output would increase by more than 10%. |
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Otsu, Yuki. Essays on Crime and Public Policy. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis, 2021. |
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Otsu, Yuki Yuen, C. Y. Kelvin |
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Health, Crime, and the Labor Market: Theory and Policy Analysis Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control published online (21 September 2022): 104529. Also: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165188922002330 Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Crime; Government Regulation; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Insurance, Health; Labor Market Outcomes Better health improves labor market outcomes, and better labor market outcomes discourage individuals from engaging in criminal behavior. Therefore, health insurance policies would affect labor market outcomes and criminal behavior. To explain the mechanism and the impact, we build an equilibrium search model of health, crime, and the labor market. We then use the model to conduct policy experiments and quantify their impacts on the economy. The calibrated model shows that the Medicare-for-all and the Employer Mandate under the Affordable Care Act would increase the aggregate output by more than 10%. However, while Medicare-for-all reduces the crime rate and inequality, the Employer Mandate increases both. Furthermore, policy effects vary by individual's skill and health status. |
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Otsu, Yuki and C. Y. Kelvin Yuen. "Health, Crime, and the Labor Market: Theory and Policy Analysis." Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control published online (21 September 2022): 104529.
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