Macroeconomic Determinants of Crime: Evidence from India

被引：16

作者：

Hazra D. ^{[1
]}

Cui Z. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles

来源：

Journal of Quantitative Economics | 2018年 / 16卷 / Suppl 1期

关键词：

Crime; GDP per capita; India; Inflation; Macroeconomic conditions; Unemployment;

D O I：

10.1007/s40953-018-0127-6

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摘要：

This paper examines the relationship between crime, inflation, unemployment, and real GDP per capita in India. Based on the national-level data, the Johansen cointegration test confirms the presence of cointegration relationship between the variables. The Toda–Yamamoto Granger causality test suggests that macroeconomic indicators, especially unemployment, can significantly affect crime in India. Based on the state-level data, the ordinary least squares results corroborate the effect of inflation on crime even after controlling for governance. However, they fail to verify the relationship between crime, unemployment, and real GDP per capita. © 2018, The Indian Econometric Society.

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页码：187 / 198

页数：11

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