Determinants of the crime rate in Argentina during the '90s

Based on Becker’s theoretical model, the present paper estimates econometrically the determinants of the crime rate in Argentina for the 1990-1999 period. Like previous empirical applications for Argentina, a significant deterrence effect was found. However unlike them we find a strong socio-economic effect on the crime rate. The unemployment rate and the income inequality indicator were found to have a positive and significant effects on the crime rate.

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Authors:	Cerro, Ana María ; Meloni, Osvaldo
Published in:	Estudios de Economia. - Departamento de Economía. - Vol. 27, 2 Year 2000, p. 297-311
Publisher:	Departamento de Economía
Subject:	Criminal rate \| Argentina

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	D33 - Factor Income Distribution ; J60 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies. General ; C23 - Models with Panel Data
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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