Inequality and crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: new data for an old question
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- Schargrodsky, Ernesto & Freira, Lucía, 2021. "Inequality and Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: New Data for and Old Question," Research Department working papers 1786, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica.
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Keywords
crime; inequality; poverty; Latin America and Caribbean;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
- K40 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - General
- O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
- O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAM-2024-01-08 (Central and South America)
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