An often-heard argument is that South Africa's very high crime rate is the main reason for the country's small share of … business ownership. Combining a fixed-effects model with an instrumental variable approach, we estimate the effect of crime on … previous studies, which focus on perceived rather than actual crime and often deal with geographically limited areas, we do not …

South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. This paper examines the effect of weather shocks on … various types of crime. Using a 12-year panel data set at monthly resolution on the police ward level, we observe a short …-term effect of temperatures on violent crime, supporting the heat-aggression link suggested by psychological research. Furthermore …

We study the relationship between housing inequality and crime in South Africa. We create a novel panel dataset …. An increase of one standard deviation in housing inequality explains between 9 and 13 percent of crime increases … conditions can play in the reduction of crime in an emerging economy context. …

South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world, incurring high cost for society. The present paper … examines the effect of weather shocks on various types of crime. Using a 12-year panel data set at monthly resolution on the … police ward level, we demonstrate a short-term effect of warmer temperatures on violent crime and thereby offer support for …