Episode 55: Morgan Williams Jr. on the race-specific effects of policing

Originally published: August 3, 2021 Morgan Williams Jr. talks about the race-specific effects of policing. "Police Force Size and Civilian Race" (https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?from=...) by Aaron Chalfin, Benjamin Hansen, Emily Weisburst, and Morgan Williams, Jr. Other research we discuss in this episode: “Using Electoral Cycles in Police Hiring to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime” (https://www.jstor.org/stable/2951346) by Steven Levitt. “Using Electoral Cycles in Police Hiring to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime: Comment” (https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10...) by Justin McCrary. “Using Electoral Cycles in Police Hiring to Estimate the Effects of Police on Crime: Reply” (https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10...) by Steven Levitt. “COPS and Crime” (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...) by William N. Evans and Emily G. Owens. “Safety in Police Numbers: Evidence of Police Effectiveness from Federal COPS Grant Applications” (https://doi.org/10.1093/aler/ahy010) by Emily Weisburst. “More COPS, Less Crime” (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.201...) by Steven Mello. “The Effects of COPS Office Funding on Sworn Force Levels, Crime, and Arrests” (https://cops.usdoj.gov/RIC/Publicatio...) by Phillip Cook, Max Kapustin, Jens Ludwig, and Douglas Miller. “Are U.S. Cities Underpoliced? Theory and Evidence” (https://doi.org/10.1162/REST_a_00694) by Aaron Chalfin and Justin McCrary. “Misdemeanor Prosecution” (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...) by Amanda Agan, Jennifer Doleac, and Anna Harvey. Probable Causation Episode 51: Amanda Agan and Anna Harvey. (https://www.probablecausation.com/pod...) Want more? Book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/978125... Newsletter: https://probablecausation.substack.com Website: https://www.probablecausation.com Follow us on social media! X: @jenniferdoleac, @ProbCausation IG: @jenniferdoleac, @probablecausation