Akçomak, I. Semih; Weel, Bas ter - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
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...