In this paper we analyse the allocation of criminal activity over the metropolitan area over time. At each period of time, the criminal must choose in which area to commit his/her next offence. The criminal's expectations regarding his/her utility as a function of the probability to be...

This note analyzes the results of Ben-Zion and Spiegel regarding different forms of transfer from rich persons to poor ones. Assuming a more general utility function, not necessarily additive or homothetic, this note shows that a combined policy of income transfer with specific subsidy to the...

This paper analyzes the effect of accumulated criminal experience on the conduct of nonviolent crimes. The study uses data on crime and other socioeconomic variables of 2 (excluding Hawaii, Alaska, and the District of Columbia) 1970 to 1980. The accumulated experience is measured by applying a...

A predominant view among urban economists is that the exponential function is an accurate representation of the spatial distribution of population densities in urban areas but an inadequate representation of the spatial distribution of non-residential activities. In this paper we suggest that...