Brendon McConnell
@brendonmcconnell.bsky.social
Associate Professor at City St George's, London.
Research Interests: Economics of crime, criminal sentencing, family, and energy.
Also: bikes, swimming, puppies.
https://brendonmcconnell.github.io/
Research Interests: Economics of crime, criminal sentencing, family, and energy.
Also: bikes, swimming, puppies.
https://brendonmcconnell.github.io/
I loved the clip of Stormzy and Iris in this! easily my two faves at your place right now.
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I loved the clip of Stormzy and Iris in this! easily my two faves at your place right now.
love you Iris
November 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
love you Iris
what a little sweetheart. Loved the end
October 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
what a little sweetheart. Loved the end
that little nose
August 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
that little nose
five year old brains are creative places, pretty unconstrained. I like it
July 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
five year old brains are creative places, pretty unconstrained. I like it
1/4 is worse than I expected.
i will likely have to bail on 1 and 4.
on 2. is it at least Timbaland produced? maybe thats the big pimpin link. I will go for "get your freak on".
irrespective, I really enjoyed this game
i will likely have to bail on 1 and 4.
on 2. is it at least Timbaland produced? maybe thats the big pimpin link. I will go for "get your freak on".
irrespective, I really enjoyed this game
July 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
1/4 is worse than I expected.
i will likely have to bail on 1 and 4.
on 2. is it at least Timbaland produced? maybe thats the big pimpin link. I will go for "get your freak on".
irrespective, I really enjoyed this game
i will likely have to bail on 1 and 4.
on 2. is it at least Timbaland produced? maybe thats the big pimpin link. I will go for "get your freak on".
irrespective, I really enjoyed this game
"st. patrick's day" -- has to be jump around
"the chinese music one" -- I wanted this to be big pimpin, but the comment says "she", so I'm going with something by Missy Elliott, I dont not why
"the song for yessing" -- Yeah, Usher
"the baby song" -- Nelly and Kelly dilemma came to mind first
"the chinese music one" -- I wanted this to be big pimpin, but the comment says "she", so I'm going with something by Missy Elliott, I dont not why
"the song for yessing" -- Yeah, Usher
"the baby song" -- Nelly and Kelly dilemma came to mind first
July 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"st. patrick's day" -- has to be jump around
"the chinese music one" -- I wanted this to be big pimpin, but the comment says "she", so I'm going with something by Missy Elliott, I dont not why
"the song for yessing" -- Yeah, Usher
"the baby song" -- Nelly and Kelly dilemma came to mind first
"the chinese music one" -- I wanted this to be big pimpin, but the comment says "she", so I'm going with something by Missy Elliott, I dont not why
"the song for yessing" -- Yeah, Usher
"the baby song" -- Nelly and Kelly dilemma came to mind first
loads around Reigate, Surrey area. They came early this year too
June 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
loads around Reigate, Surrey area. They came early this year too
wow, you really nailed this Grace
June 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
wow, you really nailed this Grace
really like the weaving approach here -- it's super striking. pretty effective too for multi-modal areas
June 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
really like the weaving approach here -- it's super striking. pretty effective too for multi-modal areas
That's useful to know @scottsantens.com -- thank-you. Do you know of any academic articles I can cite for that? My main reference for substance use going up is doi.org/10.1162/rest...
Universal Cash and Crime
Abstract. We estimate the effects of universal cash transfers on crime from Alaska's Permanent Fund Dividend, an annual lump-sum payment to all Alaska residents. We find a 14% increase in substance-ab...
doi.org
May 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
That's useful to know @scottsantens.com -- thank-you. Do you know of any academic articles I can cite for that? My main reference for substance use going up is doi.org/10.1162/rest...
can yield the widely documented benefits of UBI on property crime reductions without the jumps in substance use.
May 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
can yield the widely documented benefits of UBI on property crime reductions without the jumps in substance use.
conditionality re: drug use that donors face. One way that we have thought of this is that plasma donation income mimics a conditional cash transfer. Our findings suggest that some level of conditionality on UBI schemes
May 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
conditionality re: drug use that donors face. One way that we have thought of this is that plasma donation income mimics a conditional cash transfer. Our findings suggest that some level of conditionality on UBI schemes
(e.g., the Stockton, CA experiment gave UBI recipients $500 per month). Work on crime and UBI in Alaska finds a drop in property crime, but spikes in substance use. We don't find the latter.
That relates to the aspect of this setting that most caught my interest, namely the layer of
That relates to the aspect of this setting that most caught my interest, namely the layer of
May 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
(e.g., the Stockton, CA experiment gave UBI recipients $500 per month). Work on crime and UBI in Alaska finds a drop in property crime, but spikes in substance use. We don't find the latter.
That relates to the aspect of this setting that most caught my interest, namely the layer of
That relates to the aspect of this setting that most caught my interest, namely the layer of
The main mechanism appears to be financial -- monthly donation income can be $400 for regular donors.
The income one can receive from regular donation places plasma income in a similar magnitude to some of the recent UBI experiments in the US
The income one can receive from regular donation places plasma income in a similar magnitude to some of the recent UBI experiments in the US
May 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The main mechanism appears to be financial -- monthly donation income can be $400 for regular donors.
The income one can receive from regular donation places plasma income in a similar magnitude to some of the recent UBI experiments in the US
The income one can receive from regular donation places plasma income in a similar magnitude to some of the recent UBI experiments in the US
her little ears
April 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
her little ears
love you Chance
April 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
love you Chance
link to the paper: brendonmcconnell.github.io/pdf/crime-KP...
brendonmcconnell.github.io
March 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
link to the paper: brendonmcconnell.github.io/pdf/crime-KP...