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Socioeconomic structure, self-fulfilment, homicides and spatial dependence in Brazil

Carvalho, Alexandre Ywata de; Cerqueira, Daniel; … - 2015

In this article we develop a theoretical model to explain the homicide rate in any given place and construct a Bayesian model with a spatial structure to test the hypotheses. We assume that in his quest for self-fulfilment the individual, when taking the decision to perpetrate violence, not only...

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Swiftness and delay of punishment

Dušek, Libor; Traxler, Christian - 2024

This paper studies how the swiftness and delay of punishment affect behavior. Using rich administrative data from automated speed cameras, we exploit two (quasi-)experimental sources of variation in the time between a speeding offense and the sending of a ticket. At the launch of the speed...

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Alcohol, violence and injury-induced mortality: evidence from a modern-day prohibition

Barron, Kai; Parry, Charles D. H.; Bradshaw, Debbie; … - 2022

This paper evaluates the impact of a sudden and unexpected nation-wide alcohol sales ban in South Africa. We find that this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the country by at least 14% during the five weeks of the ban. We argue that this estimate constitutes a lower bound on...

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Illegal immigrants, crime, and sanctuary cities

Miyagiwa, Kazuyuki; Wan, Yunyun - 2020 - Revised August 2020

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Commuting for crime

Kirchmaier, Tom; Langella, Monica; Manning, Alan - 2021

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Maximal fines and corruption : an experimental study on illegal waste disposal

Abatemarco, Antonio; Cascavilla, Alessandro; Dell' … - 2023

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Gone with the wind : the effect of air pollution on crime : evidence from Germany

Karamik, Yasemin; Graevenitz, Kathrine von - 2022

Recent evidence suggests a positive impact of air pollution on crime in large cities. We provide first evidence on the … levels. We use a unique combination of daily crime data with weather and emission records for the states of Baden … crime of 4.6%. …

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Socio-economic and demographic factors of crime in Germany : evidence from panel data of the German states

Entorf, Horst; Spengler, Hannes - 1998

currently discussed factors of crime like demographic changes, youth-unemployment and income inequality. We use a panel of the … deterrence hypothesis for crime against property. Only weak support can be observed for crime against the person. Economic and …

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Criminality, social cohesion and economic performance

Entorf, Horst - 2000

aggregation. Our empirical results with respect to the causes of crime clearly reveal the crime reducing potential of family … cohesion and the link between crime and the labour market. Furthermore, we find that higher wealth is associated with higher … rates of property crime and of drug-related offences. Drug offences themselves turn out to be robust factors of property …

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The economics of crime: Investigating the drugs-crime channel : empirical evidence from Panel Data of the German States

Entorf, Horst - 2001

economic theory of crime seems to ignore the drugs-crime nexus, whereas the criminological literature considers illicit drug …The rising trends both in drug addiction and crime rates are of major public concern in Germany. Surprisingly, the … Becker-Ehrlich model of crime supply. We analyse three different channels from drug abuse to crime: system-related, economic …

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