More inequality, more crime? A panel cointegration analysis for the United States

This study employs state-level panel data to examine the effect of income inequality on crime in the United States. Using panel cointegration techniques, we find a significant negative effect of inequality on crime.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Chintrakarn, Pandej ; Herzer, Dierk
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 116.2012, 3, p. 389-391
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Inequality \| Crime \| Panel cointegration

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration ; C23 - Models with Panel Data
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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