Income inequality and pecuniary crimes
| Contribuinte(s) |
UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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| Data(s) |
19/10/2012
19/10/2012
2009
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| Resumo |
This paper verifies the relationship between income inequality and pecuniary crimes. The elasticity of pecuniary crimes relative to inequality is 1.46, corroborating previous literature. Other factors important to decrease criminality are expanding job opportunities and a more efficient legal system, (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| Identificador |
ECONOMICS LETTERS, v.104, n.1, p.40-42, 2009 0165-1765 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/20563 10.1016/j.econlet.2009.03.021 |
| Idioma(s) |
eng |
| Publicador |
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA |
| Relação |
Economics Letters |
| Direitos |
restrictedAccess Copyright ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA |
| Palavras-Chave | #Inequality #Criminality #Pecuniary crime #Brazil #UNITED-STATES #Economics |
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