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Fighting Crime in the Cradle

The Effects of Early Childhood Access to Nutritional Assistance

Andrew Barr and Alexander A. Smith
Journal of Human Resources, January 2023, 58 (1) 43-73; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.58.3.0619-10276R2
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Andrew Barr is an Associate Professor of Economics at Texas A&M University.
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Alexander A. Smith is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the United States Military Academy, West Point.
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ABSTRACT

Using variation in the rollout of the Food Stamp Program (FSP), combined with criminal conviction data from North Carolina, we find that FSP availability in early childhood leads to large reductions in later criminal behavior Each additional year of FSP availability in early childhood reduces the likelihood of a criminal conviction in young adulthood by 2.5 percent, with stronger effects for violent and felony convictions. These effects are substantially larger for nonwhites, consistent with their higher levels of FSP participation. The discounted social benefits from the FSP’s later crime reduction exceed the costs of the program over this time period.

JEL Classification:
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  • I30
  • H53
  • H23
  • K42
  • Received June 2019.
  • Accepted September 2020.

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