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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Main Author: Hale, Chris (Author)
Contributors: Sabbagh, Dima
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1991
In: Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Year: 1991, Volume: 28, Issue: 4, Pages: 400-417
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Keywords:
Arbeitslosigkeit
Kriminalität
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Summary: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
DOI:10.1177/0022427891028004002