Crime and violence generate many distortions in the allocation of private and public resources and engender economic …, the costs of crime represent at least 3.5% of the regional gross domestic product, twice as much as in developed countries …. Despite the magnitude of the security problem, the region is lagging in the production of rigorous research on crime and the …

crime rates, and employment. This book documents the serious short-and long-term consequences of childhood disadvantage and …"Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, and in several countries they have steadily risen … over the past two decades, making crime the primary concern of many citizens. Despite this situation, there has been a lack …

Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, creating climates of fear and lawlessness in several … countries. Despite this situation, there has been a lack of systematic effort to study crime in the region or the effectiveness … of policies designed to tackle it. The Economics of Crime is a powerful corrective to this academic blind spot and makes …

of criminals, and the pattern of their preferences. The methodology used relies on the analysis of the crime …, particularly on how the response to a risk behaves in the presence of others. Corresponding risk measures were applied. …