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The Impact of Living‐Wage Ordinances on Urban Crime
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society (2014)
  • Jose M Fernandez
  • John V Pepper, University of Virginia
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Abstract
We examine the impact of living wages on crime. Past research has found that living wages appear to increase unemployment while providing greater returns to market work. The impact on crime, therefore, is unclear. Using data on annual crime rates for large cities in the United States, we find that living‐wage ordinances are associated with notable reductions in property‐related crime and no discernable impact on nonproperty crimes.
Keywords
  • living wage,
  • minimum wage,
  • crime
Disciplines
Publication Date
June, 2014
DOI
10.1111/irel.12065
Citation Information
Jose M Fernandez and John V Pepper. "The Impact of Living‐Wage Ordinances on Urban Crime" Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society Vol. 53 Iss. 3 (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jose-fernandez_econ/8/