SI 2021 Crime
Organized by Philip J. Cook, Jens Ludwig, and Crystal Yang
July 21-23, 2021
on Zoom.us
Wednesday, July 21
Format: 25 minutes for presenters, 10 minutes for the discussant, 15 minutes for Q&A
10:30 am

Productivity and Teamwork: Crew Size Effects in Policing

Tom Kirchmaier, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Stephen Machin, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Matteo Sandi, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Robert Witt, University of Surrey

Discussant:
Giovanni Mastrobuoni, University of Turin
11:20 am

Can Restorative Justice Conferencing Reduce Recidivism? Evidence From The Make It Right Program

Yotam Shem-Tov, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Steven Raphael, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Alissa Skog, University of California, Berkeley

Discussant:
Heather Strang, University of Cambridge
12:10 pm
Break
12:30 pm

Do Cops Know Who to Stop? Assessing Optimizing Models of Police Behavior with a Natural Experiment

David Abrams, University of Pennsylvania
Hanming Fang, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Priyanka Goonetilleke, University of Pennsylvania

Discussant:
Conrad Miller, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
1:20 pm

The Professional Motivations of Police Officers

Aaron Chalfin, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Felipe M. Gonçalves, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

Discussant:
Emily G. Owens, University of California, Irvine
2:10 pm
Adjourn
Thursday, July 22
10:30 am

Tax Evasion at the Top of the Income Distribution: Theory and Evidence

John Guyton, Internal Revenue Service
Patrick Langetieg, Internal Revenue Service
Daniel Reck, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
Max Risch, Carnegie Mellon University
Gabriel Zucman, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

Discussant:
Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan and NBER
11:20 am

Unequal Jury Representation and Its Consequences

Shamena Anwar, RAND Corporation
Patrick Bayer, Duke University and NBER
Randi Hjalmarsson, University of Gothenburg

Discussant:
Shari Diamond, Northwestern University
12:10 pm
Break
12:30 pm
Keynote Address

The Tenuous Attachments of Working Class Men (slides)

Kathyrn Edin, Princeton University
1:20 pm

The Impact of Criminal Records on Employment, Earnings, and Tax Outcomes


(not available on livestream)
Amanda Y. Agan, Cornell University and NBER
Andrew Garin, Carnegie Mellon University and NBER
Dmitri K. Koustas, University of Chicago
Alexandre Mas, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
Crystal Yang, Harvard University and NBER

Discussant:
Jamein P. Cunningham, University of Texas at Austin
2:10 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 23
10:30 am

Competition in the Black Market: Estimating the Causal Effect of Gangs in Chicago

Jesse M. Bruhn, Brown University and NBER

Discussant:
Maria Micaela Sviatschi, Princeton University and NBER
11:20 am

Discontinuities in the Age-Victimization Profile and the Determinants of Victimization

Anna Bindler, University of Cologne
Randi Hjalmarsson, University of Gothenburg
Nadine Ketel, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Andreea Mitrut, University of Gothenburg

Discussant:
Benjamin Hansen, University of Oregon and NBER
12:10 pm
Break
12:30 pm

What Marginal Outcome Tests Can Tell Us About Racially Biased Decision-Making

Peter Hull, Brown University and NBER

Discussant:
Jonah Gelbach, University of California, Berkeley
1:20 pm

Formal Employment and Organized Crime: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Colombia

Gaurav Khanna, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Jorge A. Tamayo, Harvard University and NBER
Anant Nyshadham, University of Michigan and NBER
Carlos Medina, Banco de la Republica de Colombia

Discussant:
Santiago Tobon, Universidad EAFIT
2:10 pm
Adjourn