This paper develops a model of crime analyzing how such behavior is associated with individual and neighborhood poverty …. The model shows that even under relatively minimal assumptions, a connection between individual poverty and both property … with the empirical evidence. -- Poverty ; crime ; neighborhood effects ; segregation ; instrumental variables ; public …

This paper develops a model of crime analyzing how such behavior is associated with individual and neighborhood poverty …. The model shows that even under relatively minimal assumptions, a connection between individual poverty and both property …

and neighborhood poverty. Importantly, this model distinguishes between basic property crimes such as burglary and larceny … assumptions, a connection between individual poverty and both types of crime will arise, and moreover, "neighborhood" effects can …