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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... countries they represent . The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use . The boundaries , colors , denomina- tions ...
... countries they represent . The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any consequence of their use . The boundaries , colors , denomina- tions ...
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... Country . .37-39 FIGURES Figure 1. The World : Intentional Homicide Rate ........ Figure 2. Median Intentional Homicide Rates by Income Groups , 1970–94 . This One L8BF - JCY - BDNC .12 .13 E BOX Figure 3. Median Intentional Homicide ...
... Country . .37-39 FIGURES Figure 1. The World : Intentional Homicide Rate ........ Figure 2. Median Intentional Homicide Rates by Income Groups , 1970–94 . This One L8BF - JCY - BDNC .12 .13 E BOX Figure 3. Median Intentional Homicide ...
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... ( and errors ) expressed in this paper belong to the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank , its Board of Directors , or the countries which it represents . SUMMARY This study uses a new data set of crime II.
... ( and errors ) expressed in this paper belong to the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the World Bank , its Board of Directors , or the countries which it represents . SUMMARY This study uses a new data set of crime II.
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... countries for the period 1970-1994 , based on information from the United Nations World Crime Surveys , to analyze the determinants of national homicide and robbery rates . A simple model of the incentives to commit crimes is proposed ...
... countries for the period 1970-1994 , based on information from the United Nations World Crime Surveys , to analyze the determinants of national homicide and robbery rates . A simple model of the incentives to commit crimes is proposed ...
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... countries , ranging from the United States to the so - called transition economies of Eastern Europe and the developing countries in Sub - Saharan Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.1 A recent paper on the topic states that ...
... countries , ranging from the United States to the so - called transition economies of Eastern Europe and the developing countries in Sub - Saharan Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.1 A recent paper on the topic states that ...
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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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