Existing literature on cross-national variation in violence has paid little attention to the transnational transmission … strong and robust effect of criminal deportations on homicide rates in countries of origin, that is to a large degree driven … per 100,000 increases expected homicide rates by more than two. In addition to controlling for country-specific fixed …

Crime and violence generate many distortions in the allocation of private and public resources and engender economic …

This article analyses the factors that cause violence in Latin America. It argues that high levels of violence can not …

world. The intentional homicide rate for a group of violent countries (Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Jamaica …Latin American and Caribbean countries are world leaders in intentional homicide rates. Our estimates suggest that the … intentional homicide rate in the Latin America and Caribbean region is 40 percent higher than the average for the rest of the …

After a period of hyperinflation and the adoption of the Brazilian Real in 1994, Brazil has experienced a significant …