The Effect of Absolute and Relative Deprivation on Homicides in Brazil

This paper investigates the effect of absolute deprivation (proxy unemployment) and relative deprivation (proxy income inequality) on homicide levels in Brazil. A database from the Brazilian Information System about Mortality and Census of the year 2000 and 2010 was used to estimate negative binomia...

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Authors: Aransiola, Temidayo James (Author) ; Ceccato, Vania (Author) ; Justus, Marcelo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Homicide studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 361-386
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Interaction
Inequality
Unemployment
Deprivation
Violence
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Summary:This paper investigates the effect of absolute deprivation (proxy unemployment) and relative deprivation (proxy income inequality) on homicide levels in Brazil. A database from the Brazilian Information System about Mortality and Census of the year 2000 and 2010 was used to estimate negative binomial models of homicide levels controlling for socioeconomic, demographic, and geographic factors. Findings show that unemployment and income inequality affect homicides levels and that the effect of the former is more pronounced compared to the latter. Moreover, the combination of income inequality and unemployment exacerbates the overall effect of deprivation on homicide levels.
ISSN:1552-6720
DOI:10.1177/1088767921989068