Determinants of the crime rate in Argentina during the ‘90s

Author	dc.contributor.author	Cerro, Ana María
Author	dc.contributor.author	Meloni, Osvaldo	es_CL
Admission date	dc.date.accessioned	2011-01-06T14:08:12Z
Available date	dc.date.available	2011-01-06T14:08:12Z
Publication date	dc.date.issued	2000-12
Cita de ítem	dc.identifier.citation	Estudios de economía. Vol.27 No. 2 Diciembre 2000 Pags. 181-198	en_US
Identifier	dc.identifier.uri	https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/127861
Abstract	dc.description.abstract	Based on Becker’s theoretical model, the present paper estimates econometrically the determinants of the crime rate in Argentina for the 1990-1999 period. Like previous empirical applications for Argentina, a significant deterrence effect was found. However unlike them we find a strong socio-economic effect on the crime rate. The unemployment rate and the income inequality indicator were found to have a positive and significant effects on the crime rate.	en_US
Lenguage	dc.language.iso	en	en_US
Publisher	dc.publisher	Universidad de Chile. Facultad de Economía y Negocios	en_US
Keywords	dc.subject	Criminal rate	en_US
Título	dc.title	Determinants of the crime rate in Argentina during the ‘90s	en_US
Document type	dc.type	Artículo de revista