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More inequality, more crime? A panel cointegration analysis for the United States

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2012-09-01

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01651765

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10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.014

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2-s2.0-84860642436

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Mahidol University

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Bibliographic Citation

Economics Letters. Vol.116, No.3 (2012), 389-391

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Pandej Chintrakarn, Dierk Herzer More inequality, more crime? A panel cointegration analysis for the United States. Economics Letters. Vol.116, No.3 (2012), 389-391. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.014 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/14100

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More inequality, more crime? A panel cointegration analysis for the United States

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Pandej Chintrakarn
 Dierk Herzer

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Mahidol University
 Helmut Schmidt University - University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

Abstract

This study employs state-level panel data to examine the effect of income inequality on crime in the United States. Using panel cointegration techniques, we find a significant negative effect of inequality on crime. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.

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Economics, Econometrics and Finance

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