3 Research links (02/18/2013)

The estimates confirm a controversial finding from the previous literature that police reduce violent crime more so than property crime. (The US). SSRN. Draft. (January 2012).  

46% of girls and 30% of boys are smoking in part to control their weight. (The US). SSRN. Draft (February 2013).    

Children, Spousal Love, and Happiness: An Economic Analysis. [It is important to differentiate between the short run and long run, most of the benefits of children for parents probably come in the long term, when they [children] are adults (this book elaborates on that).]