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Grant McCracken offers an alternate theory for

Grant McCracken offers an alternate theory for why crime fell in the 90s: rap music replaced violence among urban youths as a way to gain esteem. Compare with Levitt and Gladwell.

By Jason Kottke    Aug 9, 2005 at 09:16 am    90s   crime   economics   Freakonomics   grantmccracken   Malcolm Gladwell   music   rapmusic   Steven Levitt

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