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The Effect of Economic Conditions on CrimesThe Effect of Economic Conditions on Crimes
- Other Titles
- The Effect of Economic Conditions on Crimes
- Authors
- 김동일
- Issue Date
- 2006
- Publisher
- 서울대학교 사회발전연구소
- Keywords
- 상대적 절대적 박탈; 실업; 범죄율; 공적분 검정; 그레인져 인과검정; 충격반응분석; Relative and absolute deprivation; Unemployment; Crime rates; Cointegration test; Granger-causality test; Impulse-response analysis
- Citation
- Journal of Asian Sociology, v.35, no.2, pp.241 - 250
- Journal Title
- Journal of Asian Sociology
- Volume
- 35
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 241
- End Page
- 250
- ISSN
- 2671-4574
- Abstract
- Using quarterly data for the period January 1982 to April 2004, this paperexamines the causal effects of economic conditions on crimes in Korea,Empirical evidence suggests that income inequality and unemployment positivelyGranger-cause theft, while income level does not. Income level has a negativeeffect and unemployment has a positive effect on assault, while incomeinequality does not have a significant effect. This evidence may imply differenteffects of relative and absolute deprivation on different types of crimes, andsupport the institutional role of steady employment in controlling criminalbehavior often emphasized in sociology and criminology.
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