aggregation. Our empirical results with respect to the causes of crime clearly reveal the crime reducing potential of family … cohesion and the link between crime and the labour market. Furthermore, we find that higher wealth is associated with higher … rates of property crime and of drug-related offences. Drug offences themselves turn out to be robust factors of property …

In this article we state the necessity why economists should engage in crime research and should not leave this field … of research to jurists, psychologists and sociologists alone. After this we give a survey of the crime research by … and discuss selected determinants of crime in close connection with the results of empirical research. The paper concludes …

promotes the shadow economy and is used as a means of financing crime. With these issues in mind, the Bundesbank has conducted …

Almost every second company worldwide is affected by white-collar crime. In addition to a loss of trust and a damage of … reputation, white-collar crime leads to financial losses and considerable additional costs for investigations, follow-up, and … prevention measures. Various approaches are required to reduce white-collar crime: Above all, preventive precautions should be …

, increase crime. …