Economics Seminar (2020-18)

Topic:Does being “left–behind” in childhood lead to adult criminality?: Evidence from data on rural-urban migrants and prison inmates in China

Speaker:Dandan Zhang, National School of Development, PKU

Time:Nov. 17,Tuesday.13:00p.m.- 14:30p.m. Beijing Time

Location:Room 217, Guanghua Building 2

Abstract:

Large scale rural-to-urban migration and China’s household registration system have resulted in about 61 million children being left-behind in rural villages when their parents migrate to the cities. This paper uses survey and experimental data from male prison inmates and comparable non-inmates to examine whether parental absence in childhood is associated with increased criminality in adulthood. Control functions and sibling fixed effects are used to identify causal impacts. Parental absence in childhood is found to increase the propensity of adult males to commit crimes. Being left-behind decreases educational attainment and increases risk-loving behavior, both of which increase criminality.

Introduction:

张丹丹，北京大学国家发展研究院长聘副教授、木兰学者，教育部长江青年学者，澳大利亚国立大学经济学博士。主要研究领域为劳动经济学，应用计量经济学，实验经济学。专注中国转型期劳动力市场问题，流动人口的经济、社会影响、犯罪问题，制度冲击对人行为的影响，公共卫生措施的健康受益与经济成本等。曾在国际顶级经济学期刊Economic Journal等上发表多篇论文。主持多项国家自然科学基金和社会科学基金项目。

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