link between crime and growth based on the theory of rational choice and empirical data. Exogenous and endogenous growth … significance. In other words, crime imposes the costs of prosecution and punishment on the citizens and country, which influences …Crime is a major impediment to economic growth and development in Nigeria despite measures taken to reduce it. There is …

Economic analysis of crime and criminal law addresses the question of individual welfare (utility) maximization through … theoretical and empirical evidence on the nexus between crime and socio economic indicators. After which I test the hypothesis … towards economic growth, poverty alleviation and crime deterrence concomitantly. The results indicate a positive and …

aggregation. Our empirical results with respect to the causes of crime clearly reveal the crime reducing potential of family … cohesion and the link between crime and the labour market. Furthermore, we find that higher wealth is associated with higher … rates of property crime and of drug-related offences. Drug offences themselves turn out to be robust factors of property …