Income inequality and pecuniary crimes

Luiz Scorzafave and Milena Karla Soares

Economics Letters, 2009, vol. 104, issue 1, 40-42

Abstract: This paper verifies the relationship between income inequality and pecuniary crimes. The elasticity of pecuniary crimes relative to inequality is 1.46, corroborating previous literature. Other factors important to decrease criminality are expanding job opportunities and a more efficient legal system.

Keywords: Inequality; Criminality; Pecuniary; crime; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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