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Research paper thumbnail of Determinantes socioeconómicos y demográficos del crimen en Chile: evidencia desde un panel de datos de las regiones chilenas

This paper is a first attempt at analyzing the determinants of crime in Chile. We employ a static... more This paper is a first attempt at analyzing the determinants of crime in Chile. We employ a static panel for the thirteen regions of Chile from 1988 to 2000. Following the standard Becker-Ehrlich model, the empirical model includes various variables linked to incentives to commit crimes, such as legal and illegal income (from labor and crime, respectively), legal income opportunities (captured by regional unemployment) and a measure of regional police efficiency, measured as the ratio of crime reports and captures. In addition, we include demographic and socioeconomic variables that may also explain the evolution and dispersion of crime, namely the gender, age and urban-rural composition of the population, human capital variables (schooling and literacy), and various relative and absolute poverty measures. The main conclusion is that the incentive-related variables explain an important part of the variation of economically-motivated crimes; Robbery, Drugs and Fraud. However, except for the unemployment rate, these variables do not explain the variation of other, largely non economically-motivated crimes, namely Rapes, Murder and Manslaughter, and Physical aggression. Finally, while the gender, age and urban-rural composition of the population explain part of the variation of crime, we find that human capital and poverty measures do not offer robust and conclusive results, which confirms what has been consistently reported in the empirical literature.

Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of Climate Change over Agricultural Factor Productivity: Some Econometric Considerations

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Change and Future Analysis: Is Stationarity Dying?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Dec 1, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Climate change influences on agricultural research productivity

Research paper thumbnail of Crimen y disuasi�n. Evidencia desde un modelo de ecuaciones simult�neas para las regiones de Chile

En este trabajo se desarrolla y estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas que explica la crimina... more En este trabajo se desarrolla y estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas que explica la criminalidad en Chile a nivel regional en el periodo 1988-2000 para varias categorías de delitos. El modelo innova en abordar diversos problemas de endogeneidad presentes en la determinación del crimen.

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Variability: Implications for Agricultural Crop Production and Risk Management (Denis Nadolnyak, Auburn University and Dmitry Vedenov, Texas A&M University, Organizers)

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Research paper thumbnail of Climate Variability: Implications for Agricultural Crop Production and Risk Management (Denis Nadolnyak, Auburn University and Dmitry Vedenov, Texas A&M University, Organizers

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Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of Climate Change over Agricultural Factor Productivity: Some Econometric Considerations

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Change and Future Analysis: Is Stationarity Dying

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Crimen y disuasión. Evidencia desde un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas para las regiones de Chile

En este trabajo se desarrolla y estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas que explica la crimina... more En este trabajo se desarrolla y estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas que explica la criminalidad en Chile a nivel regional en el periodo 1988 -2000 para varias categorías de delitos. El modelo innova en abordar diversos problemas de endogeneidad presentes en la determinación del crimen.

Research paper thumbnail of Determinantes socioeconómicos y demográficos del crimen en Chile

This paper is a first attempt at analyzing the determinants of crime in Chile. We employ a static... more This paper is a first attempt at analyzing the determinants of crime in Chile. We employ a static panel for the thirteen regions of Chile from 1988 to 2000. Following the standard Becker-Ehrlich model, the empirical model includes various variables linked to incentives to commit crimes, such as legal and illegal income (from labor and crime, respectively), legal income opportunities (captured by regional unemployment) and a measure of regional police efficiency, measured as the ratio of crime reports and captures. In addition, we include demographic and socioeconomic variables that may also explain the evolution and dispersion of crime, namely the gender, age and urban-rural composition of the population, human capital variables (schooling and literacy), and various relative and absolute poverty measures. The main conclusion is that the incentive-related variables explain an important part of the variation of economically-motivated crimes; Robbery, Drugs and Fraud. However, except for the unemployment rate, these variables do not explain the variation of other, largely non economically-motivated crimes, namely Rapes, Murder and Manslaughter, and Physical aggression. Finally, while the gender, age and urban-rural composition of the population explain part of the variation of crime, we find that human capital and poverty measures do not offer robust and conclusive results, which confirms what has been consistently reported in the empirical literature.

Research paper thumbnail of Determinantes socioeconómicos y demográficos del crimen en Chile: evidencia desde un panel de datos de las regiones chilenas

This paper is a first attempt at analyzing the determinants of crime in Chile. We employ a static... more This paper is a first attempt at analyzing the determinants of crime in Chile. We employ a static panel for the thirteen regions of Chile from 1988 to 2000. Following the standard Becker-Ehrlich model, the empirical model includes various variables linked to incentives to commit crimes, such as legal and illegal income (from labor and crime, respectively), legal income opportunities (captured by regional unemployment) and a measure of regional police efficiency, measured as the ratio of crime reports and captures. In addition, we include demographic and socioeconomic variables that may also explain the evolution and dispersion of crime, namely the gender, age and urban-rural composition of the population, human capital variables (schooling and literacy), and various relative and absolute poverty measures. The main conclusion is that the incentive-related variables explain an important part of the variation of economically-motivated crimes; Robbery, Drugs and Fraud. However, except for the unemployment rate, these variables do not explain the variation of other, largely non economically-motivated crimes, namely Rapes, Murder and Manslaughter, and Physical aggression. Finally, while the gender, age and urban-rural composition of the population explain part of the variation of crime, we find that human capital and poverty measures do not offer robust and conclusive results, which confirms what has been consistently reported in the empirical literature.

Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of Climate Change over Agricultural Factor Productivity: Some Econometric Considerations

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Change and Future Analysis: Is Stationarity Dying?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Dec 1, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Climate change influences on agricultural research productivity

Research paper thumbnail of Crimen y disuasi�n. Evidencia desde un modelo de ecuaciones simult�neas para las regiones de Chile

En este trabajo se desarrolla y estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas que explica la crimina... more En este trabajo se desarrolla y estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas que explica la criminalidad en Chile a nivel regional en el periodo 1988-2000 para varias categorías de delitos. El modelo innova en abordar diversos problemas de endogeneidad presentes en la determinación del crimen.

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Variability: Implications for Agricultural Crop Production and Risk Management (Denis Nadolnyak, Auburn University and Dmitry Vedenov, Texas A&M University, Organizers)

Downloads: (external link) http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent ... &year=2008&... more Downloads: (external link) http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent ... &year=2008&part=null link to full text (text/html) Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. ... Related works: This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items ...

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Variability: Implications for Agricultural Crop Production and Risk Management (Denis Nadolnyak, Auburn University and Dmitry Vedenov, Texas A&M University, Organizers

Downloads: (external link) http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent ... &year=2008&... more Downloads: (external link) http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent ... &year=2008&part=null link to full text (text/html) Access to full text is restricted to subscribers. ... Related works: This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Effect of Climate Change over Agricultural Factor Productivity: Some Econometric Considerations

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Change and Future Analysis: Is Stationarity Dying

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Crimen y disuasión. Evidencia desde un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas para las regiones de Chile

En este trabajo se desarrolla y estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas que explica la crimina... more En este trabajo se desarrolla y estima un modelo de ecuaciones simultáneas que explica la criminalidad en Chile a nivel regional en el periodo 1988 -2000 para varias categorías de delitos. El modelo innova en abordar diversos problemas de endogeneidad presentes en la determinación del crimen.

Research paper thumbnail of Determinantes socioeconómicos y demográficos del crimen en Chile

This paper is a first attempt at analyzing the determinants of crime in Chile. We employ a static... more This paper is a first attempt at analyzing the determinants of crime in Chile. We employ a static panel for the thirteen regions of Chile from 1988 to 2000. Following the standard Becker-Ehrlich model, the empirical model includes various variables linked to incentives to commit crimes, such as legal and illegal income (from labor and crime, respectively), legal income opportunities (captured by regional unemployment) and a measure of regional police efficiency, measured as the ratio of crime reports and captures. In addition, we include demographic and socioeconomic variables that may also explain the evolution and dispersion of crime, namely the gender, age and urban-rural composition of the population, human capital variables (schooling and literacy), and various relative and absolute poverty measures. The main conclusion is that the incentive-related variables explain an important part of the variation of economically-motivated crimes; Robbery, Drugs and Fraud. However, except for the unemployment rate, these variables do not explain the variation of other, largely non economically-motivated crimes, namely Rapes, Murder and Manslaughter, and Physical aggression. Finally, while the gender, age and urban-rural composition of the population explain part of the variation of crime, we find that human capital and poverty measures do not offer robust and conclusive results, which confirms what has been consistently reported in the empirical literature.