Buonanno, Paolo; Fergusson, Leopoldo; Vargas, Juan F. - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2014
Abstract We document the existence of a Crime Kuznets Curve in US states since the 1970s. As in come level shave risen, crime has followed an inverted U-shaped pattern, first increasing and then dropping. The Crime Kuznets Curve is not explained by income inequality. In fact, we show that during...
