The Impact of Social Capital on Crime : Evidence from the Netherlands

This paper investigates the relation between social capital and crime. The analysis contributes to explaining why crime is so heterogeneous across space. By employing current and historical data for Dutch municipalities and by providing novel indicators to measure social capital, we find a link between social capital and crime[...]

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Year of publication:	2008-07-01
Authors:	Akçomak, I. Semih ; Weel, Bas ter
Institutions:	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn>
Subject:	Beschäftigung \| Niederlande \| Soziales Kapital \| Kriminalität \| Criminality \| Bevölkerung \| population

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Extent:	995328 bytes 87 p. application/pdf
Series:	Universität Bonn - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA) - Discussion Papers in 2008 Discussion Paper ; 3603 (2008)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Classification:	A13 - Relation of Economics to Social Values ; A14 - Sociology of Economics ; K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; Z13 - Social Norms and Social Capital ; Financial theory ; Ergonomic job analysis ; Individual Working Papers, Preprints ; Netherlands
Source:	USB Cologne (business full texts)

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