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Cash on trial, mk II : economics, technology and institutions

Birchler, Urs W. (ed., introduction); … - Cash on Trial <Veranstaltung> <2019, Frankfurt am Main>; … - 2019

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Crime and Conflicts in Africa : Consequences of Corruption?

Asongu, Simplice - 2015

With earthshaking and jaw-breaking levels of corruption in the African continent, the question on the extent to which … corruption influences crime still remains unanswered. This paper assesses the effect of corruption (corruption-control) in 38 … African countries using updated data. We find that, crime is highly positively (negatively) correlated with corruption …

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Crime and conflicts in Africa : consequences of corruption?

Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013

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Welfare Costs of Crime and Common Violence: A Critical Review

Soares, Rodrigo R. - 2010

This paper critically reviews a vast array of literature on the costs of crime and common violence. Using a simple economic model of crime as a theoretical benchmark, we conceptually discuss the estimates available and their potential use as inputs for public policy. We present current...

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The Business of Piracy in Somalia

Percy, Sarah; Shortland, Anja - 2010

This paper argues that contrary to conventional wisdom, Somali piracy is likely to increase if Somalia's domestic stability is improved, and that naval counter-piracy efforts had limited and unpredicted effects. To make this argument we analyze the underlying factors driving piracy off the coast...

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Gang Rule : Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance

Blattman, Christopher; Duncan, Gustavo; Lessing, Benjamin; … - 2022

As in many cities, gangs in Medellín provide order and collect 'taxes'. Why do gangs govern civilians? Some argue that criminal and state rule are substitutes. Hence, increasing state presence should crowd out gangs. But they could also be complements. States produce growth and general demand...

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Broken Windows Policing and Crime : Evidence from 80 Colombian Cities

Mejía, Daniel; Norza, Ervyn; Tobon, Santiago; … - 2022

We study the effects of broken windows policing on crime using geo-located crime and arrest reports for 80 Colombian cities. Broadly defined, broken windows policing consists of intensifying arrests - sometimes for minor offenses - to deter potential criminals. To estimate causal effects, we...

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Property Crime with Private Protection : A Market-for-Offenses Approach

Hotte, Louis; Valognes, Fabrice; Van Ypersele, Tanguy - 2008

We analyse property crime in an economy composed of a large number of heterogeneous individuals who need to protect themselves. The crime equilibrium is modeled as a free-access equilibrium in which the match between criminals and victims equates the average returns to crime. The supply and...

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When Criminality Begets Crime : The Role of Elected Politicians in India

Prakash, Nishith; Sahoo, Soham; Saraswat, Deepak; … - 2022

This paper estimates the causal impact of electing criminally accused politicians and their nature of criminality on crime in India. We exploit the quasi-random variation in the outcome of close elections between candidates with and without criminal accusations to instrument the share of...

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy Reduces Crime and Violence over 10 Years : Experimental Evidence

Blattman, Christopher; Chaskel, Sebastian; Jamison, … - 2022

Several small, short-term, or non-experimental studies show that cognitive behavioral-informed trainings reduce antisocial behaviors for 1–2 years. But there is no large-scale, long-term research on persistence. We follow 999 high-risk men in Liberia 10 years after randomization into: 8 weeks...

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