Testing the Relationship between Unemployment and Crime: A Methodological Comment and Empirical Analysis Using Time Series Data from England and Wales

The work of Cantor and Land (1985) on the unemployment crime rate relationship is subjected to a methodological critique. The ideas of integration and cointegration are introduced to show that the models employed by Cantor and Land are misspecified. The arguments are illustrated using annual data fr...

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Autor principal: Hale, Chris (Autor)
Otros Autores: Sabbagh, Dima
Tipo de documento: Print Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1991
En: Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Año: 1991, Volumen: 28, Número: 4, Páginas: 400-417
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Arbeitslosigkeit
Kriminalität
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Sumario:The work of Cantor and Land (1985) on the unemployment crime rate relationship is subjected to a methodological critique. The ideas of integration and cointegration are introduced to show that the models employed by Cantor and Land are misspecified. The arguments are illustrated using annual data from England and Wales
ISSN:0022-4278