Purpose: This paper uses data from 2010 to 2016 across 32 states and union territories to investigate the determinants of crime in India. Results indicate the significance of macroeconomic, demographic, socioeconomic and deterrence factors in accounting for various categories of crime....

Purpose: Using data from 2009–2016 across 31 states and union territories, this paper investigates determinants of juvenile delinquency in India as well as explores the nature of the complex relationship between economic variables and crime rate. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs...

This study uses the 2007 and 2013 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey to examine the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on health insurance coverage among adults in the U.S. It finds that the ACA has improved coverage for men, youth, minorities, and...

This paper uses data from 1991–2015 to examine the relationship between crime, GDP per capita, inflation, and unemployment rate in India. The Johansen cointegration test confirms the presence of cointegration relationship between the variables. The Toda-Yamamoto Granger causality test suggests...

This paper captures the trade-offs between alternative payment instruments where each is associated with costs and benefits. Most models of cash-credit choice assume cash is a safe non-interest-bearing asset and credit is interest-bearing but costly. Here, I consider the risk of loss from using...

This paper uses data from 2010–2016 across 32 states and union territories to investigate the determinants of crime in India. Results indicate the significance of demographic factor – population density and socioeconomic factors – poverty, income inequality and literacy rate – in...