人間の安全保障研究所

人間の安全保障研究所

セミナー・シンポジウム

2025年8月3日

8月8日(金)Yichen (Joshua) Shen 氏 (神奈川県立保健福祉大学) のセミナーを開催いたします。NEW

日時:8月8日(金)14:30-16:00
報告者:Yichen (Joshua) Shen  (神奈川県立保健福祉大学) 
場所:2号館11階経済学部会議室B
幹事:長谷部 拓也
言語:英語

タイトル:Minimum Wages and Crime: Evidence from 2008's Reform in Japan
要旨:This study investigates the causal impact of 2008’s minimum wage reform in Japan on crime using a difference-in-difference approach. In contrast to the existing study that showed the minimum wage leads to crime, we showed that the reform does not affect violent crime in Japan, but it reduced the property crime following the reform. We also performed heterogeneity analyses and showed that it was driven by break-in and autotheft which is the most profitable crime, suggesting that income is an important factor in mediating the relationship. Our results implied to policymakers the potential unintended benefits of raising minimum wages in Japan.