Acquisitive Crime and Inflation in the United States: 1960–2012
Objectives Inflation is conspicuous by its absence from recent research on crime and the economy. We argue that price inflation increases the rate of crimes committed for monetary gain by fueling demand for cheap stolen goods. Methods The study includes inflation along with indicators of unemploymen...
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| Language: | English |
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2016
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Journal of quantitative criminology
Year: 2016, Volume: 32, Issue: 3, Pages: 427-447 |
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