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Detecting hidden violence : the spatial distribution of excess mortality in Rwanda
Verpoorten, Marijke - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003924137
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Spatial spillovers and households' involvement in the non-farm sector : evidence from rural Rwanda
Nilsson, Pia - In: Regional studies : official journal of the Regional … 53 (2019) 5, pp. 731-740
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012211411
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On the origin and composition of the German East-West population gap
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2018
The East-West gap in the German population is believed to originate from migrants escaping the socialist regime in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). We use newly collected regional data and the combination of a regression discontinuity design in space with a difference-in-differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011958646
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On the origin of the German East-West population gap
Eder, Christoph; Halla, Martin - 2018
The East-West gap in the German population is believed to originate from migrants escaping the socialist regime in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). We use newly collected regional data and the combination of a regression discontinuity design in space with a difference-in-differences...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011922199
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Socioeconomic structure, self-fulfilment, homicides and spatial dependence in Brazil
Carvalho, Alexandre Ywata de; Cerqueira, Daniel; … - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003038708
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Reassessing Collective Petitioning in Rural China : Civic Engagement, Extra-State Violence, and Regional Variation
Hurst, William; Liu, Mingxing; Liu, Yongdong; Tao, Ran - 2014
Based on our analysis of a survey of over 100 villages across six provinces, in which we collected both quantitative data and in-depth interview responses, we argue that: 1) autonomous or quasi-independent organizations play a very important role in collective action, but one that is perhaps...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014205479
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Measuring the Negative Externalities of a Private Leisure Activity : Hooligans and Pickpockets Around the Stadium
Montolio, Daniel - 2015
Given the recent increase observed in crime and violence related to sport activities and the subsequent need for … (mainly pick pocketing) and assault (interpersonal violence or hooliganism), we seek to determine the extent to which this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013022732
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Is Justice Blind? An Examination of Disparities in Homicide Sentencing in Colombia, 1980-2000
Martinez, Mariana - 2009
Evidence has repeatedly shown that disparities in crime sentences can be attributed to certain variables considered outside the legal dimensions of the case. The majority of research that investigates factors that contribute to such disparities has primarily focused on crimes of varying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013156099
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Spatial Spillover Effects : Domestic Violence in Nepal
Kassens, Alice; Rodgers, Yana van der Meulen - 2022
One possible reason for the persistence of domestic violence in Nepal is a domestic violence spatial spillover effect … in which the occurrence of domestic violence in one household or area impacts the incidence of domestic violence in a … neighboring one. To test the hypothesis of a domestic violence spillover effect, we use the 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014241157
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The spatial distribution of riots : patronage and the instigation of communal violence in Gujarat, India
Berenschot, Ward - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 39 (2011) 2, pp. 221-230
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009009083