Abstract
This paper examines the impact of labor market conditions on the supply of violent crimes in Canada from 1979-2007. Fixed effects estimates show increases in labor market opportunities lead to a reduction in homicides, attempted murders and assaults. Provincial heterogeneity is discovered in the affect of labor markets on crime. Eastern and central Canadians respond to poor labor market conditions with increases in violence. In prairie provinces, when labor market conditions worsen, there is a shift from incidents of homicides to attempted murder. This is believed to be driven by gangs and drug-related offenses.
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