Purpose This study aims to investigate the effect of smoking on the income of workers in the Brazilian labor market. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the 2019 National Health Survey (PNS), we initially address the sample selection bias concerning labor market participation by using...

We evaluate the deterrence effects of the age of criminal responsibility on total drug trafficking and homicide crimes per age, based on a quasi-experiment generated by differences in punishment severity for these crimes prescribed by the Statute of the Child and Adolescent and by the Penal Code...

Homeowners use precaution technologies in order to supplement the protection offered by the Justice System. These technologies reduce expected victimization through reduction and diversion effects. This paper contributes to the literature evaluating the effects of private precaution technologies...