Laura Jaitman

Biographic Data

ID895205
NAMELaura Jaitman
GIVEN NAMESLaura
FAMILY NAMEJaitman
SIGNATUREJAITMAN L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity College London
ORCID0000-0003-4679-6043
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS22
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT2
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX3

  • Predictive Policing in a Developing Country: Evidence from Two Randomized Controlled Trials

    Open AccessSebastián Galiani, Laura JaitmanARTICLEJournal of Quantitative Criminology2023

  • The Dark Figure of Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Open AccessLaura Jaitman, Victoria AnauatiARTICLEJournal of Economics Race and…2019Cited by: 3References: 3

  • Public Transport from a Gender Perspective: Insecurity and Victimization in Latin America. The Case of Lima and Asuncion Metropolitan Areas

    Open AccessLaura JaitmanARTICLEJournal of Economics Race and…2019References: 2

  • The Costs of Crime and Violence: New Evidence and Insights in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Dino Caprirolo, Rogelio Granguillhome Ochoa et al.BOOK2017

    This publication is the first to provide a comprehensive, systematic, and rigorous analysis of the costs of crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. The main challenges in the region are addressed: the social cost of homicides, private and public spending on security, the penitentiary crisis, violence against women, organized crime, and cybercrime. The volume estimates that the direct cost of crime for 17 LAC countries in 2010-2014 is, on averag…

  • Sports for Development

    Carlos Scartascini, Laura JaitmanBOOK2017

    The IDB has been supporting Sports-for-Development (SFD) initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean since 2004. This document reviews IDB-sponsored initiatives in 18 countries to shed light on what works and doesn’t work. Given the importance of designing programs right to avoid unintended consequences, increasing data collection and analysis is crucial. This monograph is a contribution to that effort.

  • The Welfare Costs of Crime and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Rodrigo Soares, Mauricio Olavarria-Gambi et al.BOOK2015

    The aim of this volume is to carry out a systematic and rigorous analysis of the costs of crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on methodological and conceptual issues that are key to an exhaustive understanding of their economic and social dimensions. It presents an economic model of crime that conceptualizes the impact of violence on welfare. In addition, this volume is the first of its kind to provide estimates of…

  • Crime Deterrence: Evidence From the London 2011 Riots

    Open AccessBrian Bell, Laura Jaitman et al.ARTICLEThe Economic Journal2014Cited by: 8References: 19

    Significant riots occurred in London in August 2011. The riots took place in highly localised geographical areas, with crime going up hugely in the affected sub‐wards. The criminal justice response was to make sentencing for rioters much more severe. We show a significant drop in riot crimes across London in the six months after the riots, consistent with a deterrence effect from the tougher sentencing. More evidence of general deterrence comes f…

  • Crime and immigration: New evidence from England and Wales

    Laura Jaitman, Stephen MachinARTICLEIZA Journal of Migration2013Cited by: 11References: 11

    We study a high profile public policy question on immigration, namely the link between crime and immigration, presenting new evidence from England and Wales in the 2000s. For studying immigration impacts, this period is of considerable interest as the composition of migration to the UK altered dramatically with the accession of Eastern European countries (the A8) to the European Union in 2004. As we show, this has important implications for ensur…