This paper examines the relationship between the minimum high school dropout age and
juvenile arrest rates by exploiting state-level variation in dropout age laws. County-level …

Economic theory implies a negative correlation between educational attainment and most
types of crime. Empirically, an increase in educational attainment significantly reduces …

This paper provides evidence that exposure to illegal labor markets during childhood leads
to the formation of industry‐specific human capital at an early age, putting children on a …

This study tested a traditional assumption of turnover studies that turnover has a negative
impact on organizational performance, based on the human capital theory. Examining the …

This paper offers a review of the effects of organized crime on regional economic
development, with particular reference to the case of Italy. After reviewing the empirical …

This paper studies the effects of university STEM education on innovation and labor market
outcomes by exploiting a change in enrollment requirements in Italian STEM majors …

In this study, we examine the impact of an individual's education level on her/his mating
success on the mobile dating app Tinder. To do so, we conducted a field experiment on …

Research on crime has by no means reached a definitive conclusion on which factors are
related to crime rates. We contribute to the crime literature by providing an integrated …

Resource booms may reduce human capital accumulation. They can increase the
opportunity costs of education by favoring low-skilled jobs, thus making it optimal for …

The economic effect of corruption in Italy: a regional panel analysis, Regional Studies. This
paper provides a within-country analysis of the impact of corruption on economic growth …