We recruited criminally engaged men and randomized one-half to eight weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy designed to foster self-regulation, patience, and a noncriminal identity and lifestyle. We also randomized $200 grants. Cash alone and therapy alone initially reduced crime and violence, but effects dissipated over time. When cash followed therapy, crime and violence decreased dramatically for at least a year. We hypothesize that cash reinforced therapy’s impacts by prolonging learning-by-doing, lifestyle changes, and self-investment.
Categoría: | Publicaciones |
País: | Liberia |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Año: | 2017 |
Institución: | American Economic Review |
Autor: | Christopher Blattman, Julian C. Jamison, and Margaret Sheridan |