Essays about: "Jessica Baier"

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  1. 1. Does Inequality cause Crime? Evidence from a Latin American Panel

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jessica Baier; [2014]
    Keywords : Crime; Latin America; Inequality; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate if inequality has a significant impact on crime rates in Latin America and the Caribbean for the period from 1950 to 2010. Several studies in the past have found robust correlation between indicators of inequality and crime incidence, even when accounting for confounding factors and country-fixed effects. READ MORE