reduce crime. However, the empirical evidence on the relationship between economic shocks and criminal behavior is at best … predate. Beyond this basic distinction between an "opportunity cost" and a "rapacity" mechanism that may mediate the effect of … economic shocks on crime, this chapter proposes a simple conceptual framework to understand this nuanced relationship. We posit …

potential determinants of crime, such as labor market conditions, public goods provision, and income inequality. We propose a …This paper studies the effect of changes in economic conditions on crime. We exploit the 1990s trade liberalization in … tariff reductions experienced a temporary increase in crime following liberalization. Next, we investigate through what …

This paper estimates the effect of local labor market conditions on crime in a developing country with high crime rates …. Contrary to the previous literature, which has focused exclusively on developed countries with relatively low crime rates, we … large relative increases in crime rates in the medium term, but these effects virtually disappear in the long term. This …

This paper estimates the effect of local labor market conditions on crime in a developing country with high crime rates …. Contrary to the previous literature, which has focused exclusively on developed countries with relatively low crime rates, we … large relative increases in crime rates in the medium term, but these effects virtually disappear in the long term. This …

potential determinants of crime, such as labor market conditions, public goods provision, and income inequality. We propose a …This paper studies the effect of changes in economic conditions on crime. We exploit the 1990s trade liberalization in … tariff reductions experienced a temporary increase in crime following liberalization. Next, we investigate through what …

potential determinants of crime, such as labor market conditions, public goods provision, and income inequality. We propose a …This paper studies the effect of changes in economic conditions on crime. We exploit the 1990s trade liberalization in … tariff reductions experienced a temporary increase in crime following liberalization. Next, we investigate through what …

these dynamics. Relying on a game-theoretic approach, we show how inequality and corruption are interconnected via a crime …Empirical evidence on the causes and effects of inequality suggests the existence of a vicious circle of mutually … reinforcing inequality and corruption. Despite the broad empirical evidence, there are only a few formal theoretical models on …