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3 results foundAuthor: Andvig, Jens Chr. Title: Crime, Police Corruption and Development: Evidence from Victimization Data Summary: Recently economists have begun to investigate a number of institutional conditions for growth. One question raised is how the degree of security of persons and property may impact economic development and human welfare. Based on different indexes, the importance of the degree of security is confirmed for growth and for investment in human and physical capital. Other studies had showed that corruption has a negative impact on growth. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether some specific sets of criminal actions that have impact on the security of property and persons and the behaviourally related police corruption may have significant impact on the long run economic development. Details: Oslo, Norway: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 2010. 53p. Source: Internet Resource: NUPI Working Paper 772: Accessed August 22, 2010 at: http://english.nupi.no/Publications/Working-Papers/2010/Crime-Police-Corruption-and-Development Year: 2010 Country: International URL: http://english.nupi.no/Publications/Working-Papers/2010/Crime-Police-Corruption-and-Development Shelf Number: 119656 Keywords: Crime and Economic DevelopmentCrime and EconomicsPolice Corruption |
Author: Altindag, Duha T. Title: Essays on the Economics of Crime Summary: This dissertation includes three essays on the application of economics to various aspects of crime and criminal activity. The research presented in this dissertation points out a cause and a consequence of crime as well as the possible influence of a law on criminal activity. The first chapter provides an introduction to the ways that economic reasoning can be used to analyze criminal activity. The second chapter examines individuals‟ gun carrying activity in the presence of concealed weapon laws. The results suggest that allowing law-abiding individuals to carry concealed handguns is more likely to reduce crime than to increase it. Chapter 3 investigates the effect of joblessness on criminal activity using an international panel data set. The results indicate that increase in unemployment causes more property crimes. The fourth chapter presents evidence for the existence of a negative externality of crime. Countries that have higher crime rates suffer from the loss of international tourists and tourism revenue. Chapter 5 summarizes the findings of the dissertation, provides concluding remarks, and discusses opportunities for future research in the economics of crime. Details: Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Department of Economics, 2011. 105p. Source: Internet Resource: Dissertation: Accessed March 30, 2012 at: http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05152011-212114/unrestricted/altindag_diss.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05152011-212114/unrestricted/altindag_diss.pdf Shelf Number: 124769 Keywords: Concealed WeaponsCosts of CrimeCrime and EconomicsGunsProperty CrimesUnemployment and Crime |
Author: Schneider, Friedrich Title: The Shadow Economy and Work in the Shadow: What Do We (Not) Know? Summary: In this paper the main focus lies on the shadow economy and on work in the shadow in OECD, developing and transition countries. Besides informal employment in the rural and non-rural sector also other measures of informal employment like the share of employees not covered by social security, own account workers or unpaid family workers are shown. The most influential factors on the shadow economy and/or shadow labor force are tax policies and state regulation, which, if they rise, increase both. Furthermore the discussion of the recent micro studies underline that economic opportunities, the overall burden of the state (taxes and regulations), the general situation on the labor market, and unemployment are crucial for an understanding of the dynamics of the shadow economy and especially the shadow labor force. Details: Bonn, Germany: IZA, 2012. 73p. Source: IZA Discussion Paper No. 6423: Internet Resource: Accessed October 14, 2012 at http://ftp.iza.org/dp6423.pdf Year: 2012 Country: International URL: http://ftp.iza.org/dp6423.pdf Shelf Number: 126696 Keywords: Crime and EconomicsTax EvasionUnderground EconomyUnderground Markets |