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Economists of the Public Choice School have argued that compensation payments to victims of crime will increase the … crime rate. This proposition is examined by estimating crime supply functions for rape and aggravated assault in which the … shows that victim compensation does ot increase the supply of crime.  …
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economic crime suspicions, which were recorded in the national police information system in 2007, and whose pre … were 1,590 economic crime suspicions and one‐seventh was related to the construction industry. Results indicated that …
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Theories of crime and delinquency tend to be discipline‐specific and are dominated by psychological, sociological, and … design of effective policies for dealing with the problem of criminal activity. From an economic perspective, crime is … all. This article examines the correlations between economic variables and a broad measure of crime, the property crime …
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Economic crime is too varied an activity to be explained by a single theory. Valuable insights are gained from theories … that focus on individual characteristics and on the socio‐economic context of crime, but these theories are not sufficient … explanations of economically motivated crime. They are usefully supplemented by legal responsiveness theory, which focuses on the …
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In contrast to traditional welfare economics, new institutional economics has made a major contribution to analyzing … motivation, internalization of norms, habit formation, etc., but these characteristics are typically treated in a half … institutional economics.  …
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The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is a key part of the international, continental and regional programme for … attaining sustainable and durable peace. Conflict and post-conflict situations have a different impact on women, men, boys and … women and children and to provide for more responsive, representative and inclusive peace and security structures and …
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peace in technological media. This article presents the results of a study that aimed to identify how information and …
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domestic production in the first stage and subsequently engage in peace negotiations trying to avoid war. War is costly and war … damages depend on arms buildup. Peace also comes with costs (e.g., disarmament, monitoring and enforcement). We show that when … the cost of peace is in the medium range and resources are more effective in causing damages to one's enemy when invested …
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The peace process in the Middle East has heightened the prospects of potential benefits from regional economic …
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Regional cooperation projects between countries in the Middle East are expected to provide benefits to all parties involved but their feasibility is subject to social, economic and political constraints. This article uses a database of planned projects in the last decade and tries to detect...
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