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The impact of social capital on crime: evidence from the Netherlands
Akçomak, I. Semih; ter Weel, Bas - 2008
This paper investigates the relation between social capital and crime. The analysis contributes to explaining why crime … novel indicators to measure social capital, we find a link between social capital and crime. Our results suggest that higher … levels of social capital are associated with lower crime rates and that municipalities' historical states in terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277209
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The impact of social capital on crime : evidence from the Netherlands
Akçomak, İbrahim Semih; Weel, Bas ter - In: Regional science & urban economics 42 (2012) 1/2, pp. 323-340
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621647
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The impact of social capital on crime : evidence from the Netherlands
Akçomak, I. Semih; Weel, Bas ter - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003804331
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Explaining the effectiveness of community-based crime prevention practices in Ibadan, Nigeria
Ojebode, A.; Ojebuyi, B.R.; Onyechi, N.J.; Oladapo, O.; … - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011563907
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Ethnicity and crime : a statewide analysis by local government areas in Victoria, Australia
Francisco, Ronald A.; Armstrong, Anona; Totikidis, Vicky - In: Asian and Pacific migration journal : APMJ 15 (2006) 2, pp. 201-217
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003360248
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Measuring the bridging nature of voluntary organizations : a note on the importance of association size
Coffé, Hilde; Geys, Benny - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003481810
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Social capital and growth : causal evidence from Italian municipalities
Andini, Corrado; Andini, Monica - In: Journal of economic geography 19 (2019) 3, pp. 619-653
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012105388
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Does violent crime deter physical activity?
Janke, Katharina; Propper, Carol; Shields, Michael - 2013
Crime has been argued to have important externalities. We investigate the relationship between violent crime and an … about personal safety co-move with police recorded violent crime. To identify the causal effect of recorded violent crime on … increase in crime - the 2011 England riots - to identify the causal impact of a large exogenous crime shock on physical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009786945
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A Spatial Analysis of Homicide Across Brazil's Municipalities
Ingram, Matthew C. - 2016
Examining homicide across Brazil's 5562 municipalities, we find that violence nearby has a positive effect on local violence (diffusion effect), violence exerts an unusual negative spatial effect in small clusters of communities in northeastern Brazil, and a prominent poverty reduction program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012984245
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Does Violent Crime Deter Physical Activity?
Janke, Katharina - 2013
Crime has been argued to have important externalities. We investigate the relationship between violent crime and an … about personal safety co-move with police recorded violent crime. To identify the causal effect of recorded violent crime on … increase in crime – the 2011 England riots – to identify the causal impact of a large exogenous crime shock on physical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077295