Inflation and Cross-National Homicide: Assessing Nonlinear and Moderation Effects Across 65 Countries, 1965–2015

Criminologists have long speculated that economic conditions play a role in driving crime trends. Emerging research finds that inflation rates are associated with crime rates both within the United States and cross-nationally. Inflation is hypothesized to increase crime by incentivizing illegal mark...

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Authors: Rennó Santos, Mateus (Author) ; Testa, Alexander (Author) ; Weiss, Douglas B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: International criminal justice review
Year: 2021, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 122-139
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Cross-national criminology
Development
Inflation
Homicide trends