Abortions and crime rates...

cdheaven · 07-04-2006, 11:58 AM

I thought this was interesting;

The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime

Abstract:
We offer evidence that legalized abortion has contributed significantly to recent crime reductions. Crime began to fall roughly 18 years after abortion legalization. The 5 states that allowed abortion in 1970 experienced declines earlier than the rest of the nation, which legalized in 1973 with Roe v. Wade. States with high abortion rates in the 1970s and 1980s experienced greater crime reductions in the 1990s. In high abortion states, only arrests of those born after abortion legalization fall relative to low abortion states. Legalized abortion appears to account for as much as 50 percent of the recent drop in crime.

to download the whole paper
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...ract_id=174508

foofighter · 07-04-2006, 12:06 PM

there's a book about this topic and a lot of other things like "teachers dont get paid enough" forgot the title but it's about economics, really interesting.

cdheaven · 07-04-2006, 12:08 PM

i have freakonomics. that might be what you are talking about. i only got half way through and then got side tracked on some other books. but its AMAZING. maybe i will finish it.

Nikki · 07-04-2006, 12:20 PM

I'm pro choice, but regardless, that's pretty interesting and definitely makes sense.

foofighter · 07-04-2006, 12:20 PM

bingo! that's it...saw a special on 20/20 - primetime and some of the things they discussed in that book in crazy

Grashopper · 07-05-2006, 03:18 AM

Freakonomics was a very good book. Excellent and easy read. Interesting topics and conclusions. Explaining the drug market was very interesting to me as well.

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cdheaven I'm Starving , So I Guess You Are What You Eat 229 Rep 943 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Fl iTrader: (1)	Abortions and crime rates... I thought this was interesting; The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime Abstract: We offer evidence that legalized abortion has contributed significantly to recent crime reductions. Crime began to fall roughly 18 years after abortion legalization. The 5 states that allowed abortion in 1970 experienced declines earlier than the rest of the nation, which legalized in 1973 with Roe v. Wade. States with high abortion rates in the 1970s and 1980s experienced greater crime reductions in the 1990s. In high abortion states, only arrests of those born after abortion legalization fall relative to low abortion states. Legalized abortion appears to account for as much as 50 percent of the recent drop in crime. to download the whole paper http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...ract_id=174508 __________________ 2006 325i Sparkling Graphite Metallic-Black Leatherette Navigation-Bmw Assist Automatic-Xenons Carbon Fiber Front Lips-Aluminum Pedals Power/heated Front Seats 5% Tint all around 30% On windshield all the way down
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foofighter Captain 66 Rep 840 Posts Drives: 2017 TRD Off Road 4r - 2018 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: The OC iTrader: (1)	there's a book about this topic and a lot of other things like "teachers dont get paid enough" forgot the title but it's about economics, really interesting.
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cdheaven I'm Starving , So I Guess You Are What You Eat 229 Rep 943 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, Fl iTrader: (1)	i have freakonomics. that might be what you are talking about. i only got half way through and then got side tracked on some other books. but its AMAZING. maybe i will finish it. __________________ 2006 325i Sparkling Graphite Metallic-Black Leatherette Navigation-Bmw Assist Automatic-Xenons Carbon Fiber Front Lips-Aluminum Pedals Power/heated Front Seats 5% Tint all around 30% On windshield all the way down
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Nikki Major General 985 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	I'm pro choice, but regardless, that's pretty interesting and definitely makes sense. __________________ Nikki
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foofighter Captain 66 Rep 840 Posts Drives: 2017 TRD Off Road 4r - 2018 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: The OC iTrader: (1)	bingo! that's it...saw a special on 20/20 - primetime and some of the things they discussed in that book in crazy
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Grashopper CAPTAIN 2 Rep 15 Posts Drives: '06 325xi \| '95 325i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Schalbruch, GE iTrader: (0) Garage List 1995 325i [0.00] 2006 325xi [0.00]	Freakonomics was a very good book. Excellent and easy read. Interesting topics and conclusions. Explaining the drug market was very interesting to me as well.
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