The Effect of Local Area Crime on Mental Health

This study analyses the effect of local crime rates on residents' mental health. Using longitudinal information on individuals' mental well‐being, we address the problem of sorting and endogenous moving behaviour. We find that crime causes considerable mental distress for residents, primar...

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Volume:	126
Main Author:	Dustmann, Christian Fasani, Francesco
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade Academic
Place of publication:	OXFORD OXFORD UNIV PRESS 01.06.2016 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
published in:	The Economic journal (London) Vol. 126; no. 593; pp. 978 - 1017
Data of publication:	June 2016
ISSN:	0013-0133 1468-0297
EISSN:	1468-0297
Discipline:	Economics
Subjects:	Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Analysis Mental health Crime FEAR BASE-LINE COSTS CONTINGENT VALUATION LONDON CONSEQUENCES RISK NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE SATISFACTION GENDER-DIFFERENCES
Online Access:	Fulltext
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index - 2016 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Gale General OneFile (A&I only) Academic OneFile (A&I only) Database information Databases - DBIS