RT Article T1 Estimation issues associated with time-series: cross-section analysis in criminology JF Western criminology review VO 5 IS 1 SP 35 OP 49 A1 Worrall, John L. A1 Pratt, Travis C. A2 Pratt, Travis C. LA English YR 2004 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1639839496 AB In this paper we offer a relatively comprehensive introduction to estimation issues associated with time-series—cross-section analysis in criminology. We divide the estimation issues into two categories: (1) those that have received a fair amount of attention in the literature and (2) those that have not. Issues that have received attention are heterogeneity, autocorrelation, panel heteroskedasticity, nonstationarity, and unit-specific trends. Issues that have not received much attention are spatial autocorrelation and contemporaneous correlation. Using county-level data from the state of California, focusing in particular on the crimes of assault, robbery, and burglary, we control for the first set of estimation problems, then we explore the effects of the latter set. We conclude that contemporaneous correlation deserves more attention than spatial autocorrelation. Also, we found that assault is more sensitive to the estimation issues raised than either robbery or burglary. NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 46-48 K1 Methodenfragen K1 Kriminologische Forschung K1 Zeitreihen K1 time-series--cross-section data K1 Heterogeneity K1 autocorrelation K1 panel heteroskedasticity K1 Nonstationarity