2025 Conference on the Economics of Crime and Justice
The 6th annual Conference on the Economics of Crime and Justice, co-hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago and London School of Economics, was held on May 8-9, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. This conference aimed to assemble scholars from around the world to discuss recent work on issues involving the economics of crime and the criminal justice system.
Presentation format: 25 minutes for the presenter, 10 minutes for the discussant, and 15 minutes for general discussion with the audience.
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Agenda
Registration and Breakfast
University Prefunction
Neighborhood Labeling and Criminal Justice Decisions
Hans Gronqvist, Linnaeus University (Speaker)
Olivier Marie, Erasmus School of Economics (Discussant)
The Effects of ShotSpotter Gunshot-Detection Technology on Shooting Fatality Rates
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago (Speaker)
Stephen Machin, London School of Economics (Discussant)
Break
Surveilling the Police: Do Body-Worn Cameras Prevent Police Bias from Becoming Systemic?
Emma Harrington, University of Virginia (Speaker)
Andrew Jordan, Washington University, St. Louis (Discussant)
The Heterogeneous Effects of Optional Oversight: Evidence from Police Body-Worn Cameras
Taeho Kim, University of Toronto (Speaker)
Jens Ludwig, University of Chicago (Discussant)
Lunch
1st Floor Dining Room
Job Sorting and the Labor Market Effects of a Criminal Record
Conrad Miller, University of California, Berkeley (Speaker)
Jeffrey Grogger, University of Chicago (Discussant)
Criminal Justice Involvement and Labor Market Inequalities
Yotam Shem-Tov, University of California, Los Angeles (Speaker)
Magne Mogstad, University of Chicago (Discussant)
Break
Crime in the Dark: Role of Electricity Rationing
Imelda, Geneva Graduate Institute (IHEID) (Speaker)
Tom Kirchmaier, London School of Economics (Discussant)
Crime and Prices: Evidence From Thefts of Expensive Precious Metal
Matteo Sandi, Catholic University of Milan (Speaker)
Evan Rose, University of Chicago (Discussant)
Conference Dinner
By invitation only.
Breakfast
University Prefunction
Deliver Us from Crime? Online Platforms, Gig Jobs, and Offending
Olivier Marie, Erasmus School of Economics (Speaker)
Kylie Jiwon Hwang, Northwestern University (Discussant)
Credit Access among Formerly Justice-Involved Entrepreneurs: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from the Paycheck Protection Program
Brittany Street, University of Missouri (Speaker)
Abi Adams, University of Oxford (Discussant)
Break
Performance Pay and Multitasking Police
Roman Rivera, Princeton University (Speaker)
Derek Neal, University of Chicago (Discussant)
Lunch
1st Floor Dining Room