The Economics of Crime Lessons For and From Latin America 1st Edition by Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards, Ernesto Schargrodsky 9780226153742 0226153746

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ISBN 10: 0226153746

ISBN 13: 9780226153742

Author: Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards, Ernesto Schargrodsky

Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, creating climates of fear and lawlessness in several countries. Despite this situation, there has been a lack of systematic effort to study crime in the region or the effectiveness of policies designed to tackle it. The Economics of Crime is a powerful corrective to this academic blind spot and makes an important contribution to the current debate on causes and solutions by applying lessons learned from recent developments in the economics of crime. The Economics of Crime addresses a variety of topics, including the impact of kidnappings on investment, mandatory arrest laws, education in prisons, and the relationship between poverty and crime. Utilizining research from within and without Latin America, this book illustrates the broad range of approaches that have been efficacious in studying crime in both developing and developed nations. The Economics of Crime is a vital text for researchers, policymakers, and students of both crime and of Latin American economic policy.

Table of contents:

I. Overview: Latin American Exceptionalism?

1. Understanding High Crime Rates in Latin America: The Role of Social and Policy Factors

II. The Economics of Crime Meets Latin America

2. Capital Crimes: Kidnappings and Corporate Investment in Colombia

3. The Cost of Avoiding Crime: The Case of Bogotá

4. Do Conflicts Create Poverty Traps? Asset Losses and Recovery for Displaced Households in Colombia

5. Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave

6. Assessing São Paulo’s Large Drop in Homicides: The Role of Demography and Policy Interventions

7. The Quality of Life in Prisons: Do Educational Programs Reduce In-Prison Conflicts?

III. International Evidence

8. What Do Economists Know about Crime?

9. Peaceable Kingdoms and War Zones: Preemption, Ballistics, and Murder in Newark

10. Crime Displacement and Police Interventions: Evidence from London’s “Operation Theseus”

11. The Impact of Incentives on Human Behavior: Can We Make It Disappear? The Case of the Death Pena

12. Does Arrest Deter Violence? Comparing Experimental and Nonexperimental Evidence on Mandatory Arr

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