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S1 Ep20: Why education reduces crime
Season 1 · Episode 20

S1 Ep20: Why education reduces crime

VoxTalks Economics

October 26, 201811m 57s

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Show Notes

We know that increasing the school leaving age cuts crime, but why? Is it because kids who are most likely to commit crimes are learning things that make them more employable, or is just because they're off the streets? Tim Phillips talks to Steve Machin of the LSE about new research into the importance of these effects.

Read about the research at VoxEU.org.