crime that are related to economic determinants: property crimes (including robbery, theft and car theft), fraud and usury …

to a large extent law abiding, they are more motivated to observe the law. -- crime ; punishment ; incentives …This paper argues that the "Economics of Crime" concentrates too much on punishment as a policy to fight crime, which … is unwise for several reasons. There are important instances in which punishment simply cannot reduce crime. Several …

The economics of crime has emerged as a critical field over the past 30 years, with economists increasingly exploring … economists, who investigate the (often two-way) intersection of crime with labor market factors, such as education, wages, and … effectively reduce crime. This comprehensive review underscores the transformative impact of economics on crime research and its …

We study the relationship between housing inequality and crime in South Africa. We create a novel panel dataset …. An increase of one standard deviation in housing inequality explains between 9 and 13 percent of crime increases … conditions can play in the reduction of crime in an emerging economy context. …