In episode 115, we speak with Professor David Kirk about his work on the gig economy — ride sharing and short-term lettings (e.g., AirBnB) — and neighborhood level crime.
David Kirk is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Research Associate of the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his PhD in sociology from the University of Chicago and previously served on the faculties at the University of Oxford, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Maryland. His research agenda is primarily organized around three interrelated themes: the causes and consequences of cynicism and distrust of the police and the law, solutions to criminal recidivism, and the causes and consequences of gun violence. Additionally, he is a Principal Investigator of the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods.
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Get in touch with Dave:
University of Pennsylvania Website //davekirk AT sas.upenn.edu
Below are the papers co-authored by Dave that were
discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy:
Brazil, N., & Kirk, D. S. (2016). Uber and metropolitan traffic fatalities in the United States. American journal of epidemiology, 184(3), 192-198. [article link]
Brazil, N., & Kirk, D. (2020). Ridehailing and alcohol-involved traffic fatalities in the United States: The average and heterogeneous association of uber. PLoS one, 15(9). [article link]
Lanfear, C. C., & Kirk, D. S. (2024). The promise and perils of the sharing economy: The impact of Airbnb lettings on crime. Criminology, 62(4), 769-798. [article link]