Jillian Carr

Journal Articles

• Bond, T. N., Carr, J. B., Packham, A., & Smith, J. (2022). "Hungry for success? SNAP timing, high-stakes exam performance, and college attendance." American Economic Journal: Policy vol. 14 (4), 51-79.
• Carr, J. & Packham, A. (2017). "The Effects of State-Mandated Abstinence-Based Sex Education on Teen Health Outcomes." Health Economics vol. 26 (4), 403-420. | Related Website | Download Download |

Forthcoming Publications

• Carr, J. & Doleac, J. "Keep the Kids Inside: Juvenile Curfews and Urban Gun Crime." Review of Economics and Statistics | Related Website | Download Download |

Other Publications

• Carr, J. & Doleac, J. "The Geography, Incidence, and Underreporting of Gun Violence: New Evidence Using ShotSpotter Data." Brookings Policy Paper | Related Website |

Working Papers

• J. Carr and A. Packham "SNAP Benefits and Crime: Evidence from Changing Disbursement Schedules." | Download |
• Carr, J. & Koppa, V. "The Effect of Housing Vouchers on Crime: Evidence from a Lottery." | Related Website |
• Carr, J. "The Effect of Sex Offender Registries on Recidivism: Evidence from a Natural Experiment." | Related Website | Download |
• Carr, J. & Rettenmaier, A. "What Happened to Rosie?" | Related Website | Download |

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  Timing of Benefit Distribution has Major Effect on Crime

  Researcher Jillian Carr focuses on policies that change the timing of benefit distribution in order to estimate the effects of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, receipt on crime.

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  Domestic Violence Arrests Fall During COVID-Lockdown; 911 Calls for Police Surged

  While COVID-19-related stay-at-home orders undoubtedly saved many lives, new research by Jillian Carr highlights the effects of changes to expected police procedures and a need to better protect the vulnerable.

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  Meal Planning

  Prior to February 2010, Illinois delivered food stamps on the first day of every month. Then the state decided to spread distribution more evenly throughout the month. As a result, stores weren't hit with massive crowds all at once and officials weren't burdened with a large workload. New research from Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management and Miami University featured in Business Insider suggests there could be another benefit of the change: a reduction in grocery store thefts.

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  Shot Stopper

  As gun violence continues to escalate nationwide, research coauthored by Krannert economics professor Jillian Carr takes aim at widely enforced juvenile curfew laws intended to reduce crime that may actually increase it.

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• Purdue Expert: Economics and Crime

  Jillian Carr is an associate professor of economics at Purdue University. In this video, she explains how economic policies affect crime in intended and unintended ways.

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• Purdue University livestreams panels on COVID-19 supply chain disruptions and economic implications
  Professors in the Krannert School of Management and College of Agriculture at Purdue University participated in an hourlong panel discussion and Q&A on May 18 about the disruptions to supply chains caused by COVID-19 and implications for consumers. Earlier in May, three Krannert faculty affiliates from the Purdue University Research Center in Economics (PURCE) hosted a Facebook Live event on the economic implications of COVID-19.