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: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1991
In: Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Year: 1991, Volume: 28, Issue: 4, Pages: 400-417
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