Journal article
Property crime and unemployment: a new perspective
Applied economics letters, v 2(5), pp 159-162
01 May 1995
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Abstract
Vanagunas (1984) found a significant association between the unemployment rate of minority males and both motor vehicle theft and the commercial robbery rate. However, he presented no theoretical framework with which to explain these results. This paper attempts to provide a microeconomic foundation for the link between property crime and unemployment. The model is based on a cost-benefit analysis. It is unique in that the behaviour is viewed from the perspective of criminals rather than non-criminals. The empirical findings supported the hypothesis with some qualifications. Only the association between the unemployment rate and the larceny rate was positive and significant for the property crimes of the USA for the period of 1960-90.
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- Title
- Property crime and unemployment: a new perspective
- Creators
- Bijou Yang Lester
- Publication Details
- Applied economics letters, v 2(5), pp 159-162
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1995RJ80500007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84963197810
- Other Identifier
- 991019174006904721
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