Velásquez-Giraldo, Mateo; Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; … - In: Journal of economic criminology 1 (2023), pp. 1-10
A large fraction of the variance in aggregate crime rates cannot be explained by observable socioeconomic conditions. Social determinants of crime may drive the unexplained variation, but economic models of social influence so far emphasize the intensity of criminal effort, not the decision of...