link between crime and growth based on the theory of rational choice and empirical data. Exogenous and endogenous growth …Crime is a major impediment to economic growth and development in Nigeria despite measures taken to reduce it. There is …, however, currently no major statistical analysis of how crime affects economic growth in that country. This study examines the …

deterrent effect. Because differences across models are not well motivated by theory, the deterrence literature is plagued by …

January 1, 1995. We examine the impact of this legislationon reported crime rates using different time series approaches. In …