Remittance Income and Crime in Mexico

Diego De la Fuente Stevens
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Diego De la Fuente Stevens: Department of Economics, University of Sussex, Falmer BN19RH

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Abstract: This research studies the connection between income and criminal engagement. Focusing on the impact of remittance transfers on diverse categories of crime, the study concentrates on Mexico, a country characterized by high levels of remittances and unique crime dynamics. The estimates show through a combination of methods and using a quarterly panel data of municipalities for the period of 2013 to 2023- that higher income transfers have a significant reducing effect on violent crime, but also an inducing effect on property theft. The results also show that the effect of the income transfer increases with the transfer size and when accompanied with higher levels of social deprivation within the mu-nicipality. The analysis aims to offer lessons for scholars and policymakers on the relationship between welfare outside crime and crime participation.

Keywords: Crime; Income transfers; Remittances (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F24 J4 K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-10
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