ECONOMIC-ACTIVITY AND CRIME IN THE LONG-RUN - AN EMPIRICAL-INVESTIGATION ON AGGREGATE DATA FROM ITALY, 1951-1994

Authors
SCORCU AE CELLINI R
Citation
Ae. Scorcu et R. Cellini, ECONOMIC-ACTIVITY AND CRIME IN THE LONG-RUN - AN EMPIRICAL-INVESTIGATION ON AGGREGATE DATA FROM ITALY, 1951-1994, International review of law and economics, 18(3), 1998, pp. 279-292
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,Law
Journal title
International review of law and economics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01448188
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
279 - 292
Database
ISI
SICI code
0144-8188(1998)18:3<279:EACITL>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The paper analyzes the economic determinants of crime rates in Italy o ver the period 1951 to 1994. We show that cointegrating relationships connect the long-run equilibrium levels of crime rates to economic fac tors in the presence of endogenously determined structural breaks. The long-run pattern of homicides and robberies can be better explained b y consumption, whereas thefts are better explained by unemployment. (C ) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc.