In the last three decades Argentina tripled its crime rate boosting safety at the top of mayor concerns of Argentinians which leaves open the question about the behavior of incumbent governors of the 24 districts about anti-crime measures in the proximity of elections. How do incumbent governors...

This paper provides evidence on the fiscal policy prociclicality of Argentina's subnational districts. I estimate an error correction model using a panel spanning 20 years (1998 – 2017) and all 24 districts. I find that fiscal policy of subnational jurisdictions is procyclical in all main...

A large body of empirical research suggests that welfare spending reduces crime. Contrary to this dominant finding, a few recent studies conclude that there is no relationship between several measures of welfare spending and serious crime. This paper contributes to the debate using data from the...

A large body of empirical research suggests that welfare spending reduces crime. Contrary to this dominant finding, a few recent studies conclude that there is no relationship between several measures of welfare spending and serious crime. This paper contributes to the debate using data from the...

Desde tiempos tan lejanos como los de Adam Smith, los economistas pusieron énfasis en el entorno social como un elemento clave para explicar el comportamiento delictivo. Sin embargo, el análisis empírico no siempre confirmó esta conjetura. Partiendo del marco teórico propuesto por Becker...

One of the most interesting characteristics in urban plots markets is that differentiated products are traded in integrated markets. Urban plots are composite goods whose utility for the consumer depends on the utility yield by each one of the characteristics or attributes that compose them. The...

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...

El presente trabajo analiza el impacto de las condiciones macroeconómicas provinciales sobre los resultados de la elección presidencial argentina de 1995. Las variables que se revelaron importantes para explicar los resultados electorales fueron los cambios en la tasa de desempleo, la tasa de...

In the last three decades Argentina tripled its crime rate boosting safety at the top of mayor concerns of Argentineans which leaves open the question about the behavior of incumbent governors of the 23 provinces about anti-crime measures in the proximity of elections. How do incumbent governors...