Inequality and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: New Data for and Old Question

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dc.contributor.authorSchargrodsky, Ernesto
dc.contributor.authorFreira, Lucía
dc.coverage.spatialAmérica Latina y el Caribees_ES
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T15:37:09Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T15:37:09Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-07
dc.description.tableofcontentsThe purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between inequality and crime, with a focus on the Latin America and Caribbean region.We find a significant, positive, and robust association between these variables. The results persist if one instruments for inequality with historical variables in crime regressions, suggesting that a causal interpretation of the estimated effect is reasonable. Moreover, inequality is the only variable showing this robust regularity. Education levels, economic activity, income per capita, and poverty show weaker and unstable relationships with crime. The analysis of the distribution of crime victimization indicates that men and youth suffer more crime than women and the elderly. By socio-economic strata, high-income groups suffer more victimization relative to poorer groups in LAC countries, but the poor suffer more homicides.es_ES
dc.identifier.citationSchargrodsky, E., & Freira, L. (2021, September 7). Inequality and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: New Data for and Old Question. Caracas: CAF. Retrieved from https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1786en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1786
dc.language.isoenes_ES
dc.publisherCAFes_ES
dc.publisher.cityCaracases_ES
dc.subjectDesarrolloes_ES
dc.subjectPobrezaes_ES
dc.subjectPolíticas públicases_ES
dc.titleInequality and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: New Data for and Old Questiones_ES
dc.typeworkingPaperes_ES

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