Episode 74: Bryan Stuart on social connectedness and crime

Bryan Stuart talks about how social connectedness within cities affects local crime rates.

“The Effect of Social Connectedness on Crime: Evidence from the Great Migration” by Bryan Stuart and Evan Taylor.

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OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE:

• All Our Kin by Carol B. Stack.

• “Neighborhoods and Violent Crime: A Multilevel Study of Collective Efficacy” by Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush, and Felton Earls.

• “Social Interactions and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration” by Bryan A. Stuart and Evan J. Taylor (Forthcoming).

• “Can You Move to Opportunity? Evidence from the Great Migration” by Ellora Derenoncourt.

• Episode 36 of Probable Causation: Ellora Derenoncourt.

• “Are U.S. Cities Underpoliced? Theory and Evidence” by Aaron Chalfin and Justin McCrary.