December 5, 2025American Law and Economics Review

Crime Can Be a Giffen Good: The Role of Need in Criminal Labor Supply

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WMW. Bentley MacLeod

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Observational analysis suggests deterrence may increase crime in individuals, indicating the complexity of crime reduction influenced by social inequality.

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Increasing deterrence may lead to higher levels of criminal activity, highlighting a Giffen good effect in crime.
The analysis discusses the relationship between leisure and time allocation, linking it to criminal income-earning activities.
Optimal policies involve a combination of redistribution and specific levels of deterrence based on social inequality levels.
This complexity underlines the challenges associated with effective crime reduction strategies.

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W. Bentley MacLeod (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693231288e51979591dce673 https://doi.org/10.1093/aler/ahaf006

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Observational analysis suggests deterrence may increase crime in individuals, indicating the complexity of crime reduction influenced by social inequality.

Crime Can Be a Giffen Good: The Role of Need in Criminal Labor Supply

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