Determinants of crime rates in Latin America and the world : an empirical assessment /
This study uses a new data set of crime rates for a large sample of countries for the period 1970-1994, based on information from the United Nations World Crime Surveys, to analyze the determinants of national homicide and robbery rates. A simple model of the incentives to commit crime is proposed,...
Main Author: | Fajnzylber, Pablo |
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Corporate Author: | Banco Mundial |
Other Authors: | Lederman, Daniel, 1968 -, Loayza, Norman V. |
Format: | Book |
Published: |
Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
1998
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Series: | World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies. Viewpoints
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