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Table 10 Impacts on specific criminal activities

From: Can public works programs reduce youth crime? Evidence from Papua New Guinea’s Urban Youth Employment Project

Variable of interest

Before (mean/sd)

After (mean/sd)

Difference (mean/se)

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

Involved in stealing last 6 months (treatments)

0.195

0.110

−0.084***

 

(0.397)

(0.314)

(0.023)

Involved in stealing last 6 months (controls)

0.240

0.188

−0.052

 

(0.428)

(0.392)

(0.028)

DD

  

−0.032

   

(0.047)

Involved in assault (physical or verbal) last 6 months (treatments)

0.297

0.235

−0.061**

 

(0.457)

(0.425)

(0.029)

Involved in assault (physical or verbal) last 6 months (controls)

0.400

0.336

−0.064

 

(0.491)

(0.473)

(0.037)

DD

  

0.003

   

(0.054)

Involved in alcohol-related crime last 6 months (treatments)

0.209

0.113

−0.096***

 

(0.407)

(0.318)

(0.027)

Involved in alcohol-related crime last 6 months (controls)

0.260

0.224

−0.036

 

(0.440)

(0.418)

(0.033)

DD

  

−0.060

   

(0.046)

Involved in trespassing last 6 months (treatments)

0.116

0.052

−0.064***

 

(0.321)

(0.223)

(0.019)

Involved in trespassing last 6 months (controls)

0.188

0.084

−0.104***

 

(0.392)

(0.278)

(0.027)

DD

  

0.040

   

(0.036)

  1. Note: significance level: ***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1. The sample size is 338 for treatments and 249 for controls. Source: authors’ estimates
  2. DD difference-in-differences