The economics of crime lessons for and from Latin America
Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards and Ernesto Schargrodsky, editores
- Chicago (Illinois, estados Unidos) University of Chicago Press 2010
- xi, 472 páginas ilustraciones, gráficos
- A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report .
Overview: Latin America exceptionalism? -- Understanding high crime rates in Latin America: the role of social and policy factors The economics of crime meets Latin America. Capital crimes: kidnappings and corporate investment in Colombia The cost of avoiding crime: the case of Bogotá Do conflicts create poverty traps? asset losses and recovery for displaced households in Colombia Crime distribution and victim behavior during a crime wave Assessing Sáo Paulo*s large drop in homicides: the role of demography and policy interventions The quality of life in prisons: do educational programs reduce in-prison conflicts? -- International evidence. What do economists know about crime? Peaceable kingdoms and war zones: preemption, ballistics, and murder in Newark Crime displacement and police interventions: evidence from London's "operation theseus" The impact of incentives on human behavior: can we make it disappear? the case of the death penalty Does arrest deter violence? comparing experimental and nonexperimental evidence on mandatory arrest laws Rodrigo R. Soares and Joana Naritomi ; comentarios: Alejandro Gaviria -- Rony Pshisva and Gustavo A. Suarez ; comentarios: Juan Pantano -- Alejandro Gaviria ... [et al.] ; comentario: Alfredo Canavese -- Ana María Ibáñez and Andrés Moya ; comentarios: Martín González Rozada -- Rafael Di Tella, Sebastián Galiani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky ; comment: Lucas Ronconi -- Joáo M P de Mello and Alexandre Schneider ; comentario: Lucas Llach -- María Laura Alzúa, Catherine Rodriguez, and Edgar Villa ; comentarios: Andrés Borenstein Angela K. Dills, Jeffrey A. Miron, and Garrett Summers ; comment: Philip J. Cook -- Brendan O'Flaherty and Rajiv Sethi ; comment: Guillermo Cruces -- Mirko Draca, Stephen Machin, and Robert Witt ; comment: Catherine Rodriguez -- Naci Mocan and Kaj Gittings ; comentarios: Lucía Quesada -- Radha Iyengar ; comment: Rafael Di Tella.
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Crimen--Aspectos económicos--América Latina Criminología--Aspectos económicos Economía Prevención del delito--Aspectos económicos--América Latina Sociología