Determinants of Crime Rates in Latin America and the World: An Empirical AssessmentWorld Bank Publications, 1998 M01 1 - 44 pages A growing concern in most regions of the world is the heightened incidence of criminal and violent behavior, especially in the Latin American and Caribbean Region. This study uses a new data set of crime rates for a large sample of countries to analyze the determinants of national homicide and robbery rates. The authors describe a simple model of "incentives to commit crimes" by estimating several econometric models and utilizing empirical models to draw their conclusions. |
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... Ehrlich ( 1973 , 538-540 ) . He argued that payoffs to crime , especially property crime , depend primar- ily on the " opportunities provided by potential victims of crime , " as measured by the median income of the families in a given ...
... Ehrlich ( 1973 , 538-540 ) . He argued that payoffs to crime , especially property crime , depend primar- ily on the " opportunities provided by potential victims of crime , " as measured by the median income of the families in a given ...
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... Ehrlich ( 1981 ) concluded that , " in practice the overwhelming portion of the total preventive effect of impris- onment is attributable to its pure deterrent effect . " Moreover , Ehrlich ( 1975b ) found that capital punishment ...
... Ehrlich ( 1981 ) concluded that , " in practice the overwhelming portion of the total preventive effect of impris- onment is attributable to its pure deterrent effect . " Moreover , Ehrlich ( 1975b ) found that capital punishment ...
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... ( Ehrlich 1973 , 561 ) . In addition , our empirical findings regarding criminal inertia imply that current crime rates respond to current policy variables with a lag . Sah ( 1991 , 1292 ) observed that , " This apparent lack of response ...
... ( Ehrlich 1973 , 561 ) . In addition , our empirical findings regarding criminal inertia imply that current crime rates respond to current policy variables with a lag . Sah ( 1991 , 1292 ) observed that , " This apparent lack of response ...
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... Ehrlich ( 1981 , 311-313 ) showed that the reduction in crime that follows the rehabilitation and / or incapacita- tion of past offenders is partially compensated by the entry or reentry of new offenders into the market , attracted by ...
... Ehrlich ( 1981 , 311-313 ) showed that the reduction in crime that follows the rehabilitation and / or incapacita- tion of past offenders is partially compensated by the entry or reentry of new offenders into the market , attracted by ...
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... Ehrlich , Isaac . 1973. " Participation in Illegitimate Activities : A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation . " Journal of Political Economy 81 : 521-565 . Ehrlich , Isaac . 1975a . " On the Relation between Education and Crime ...
... Ehrlich , Isaac . 1973. " Participation in Illegitimate Activities : A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation . " Journal of Political Economy 81 : 521-565 . Ehrlich , Isaac . 1975a . " On the Relation between Education and Crime ...
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Asia Dummy average Caribbean coefficient Colombia commit a crime common religion conviction rate crime industry criminal activity criminal behavior criminal inertia cross-sectional regressions death penalty decision to commit determinants of crime deterrence effects Developing Countries DiCristina Drug Possession Crimes Drug Producers Dummy Dummy for Developing econometric Ehrlich empirical error term Europe and Central explanatory variables GDP growth rate Gini Coefficient Gini index GNP per Capita Guyana homicide and robbery incidence income inequality increase individual individual's instruments Intentional Homicide Rates joint endogeneity lagged crime rate lagged homicide rate largest number Latin America level of education Loayza Log of GNP measurement errors mis-measurement national crime rates Number of Observations p-value panel data police population Possession Crimes Rate proxy reported crime robbery rates Sargan Secondary Enrollment Rate serially correlated Shahid Javed Burki significant statistically strictly exogenous Sub-Saharan Africa tion under-reporting United Nations unobserved country-specific effects urbanization rate World Bank World Crime Surveys
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