Spatial Econometric Analysis of Female Convict Rates in Turkey

Eren Kaya Cakmakci, Yeliz Yalcin and Cengiz Arikan ()
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Eren Kaya Cakmakci: Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Econometrics, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Ankara, Turkey
Cengiz Arikan: Ministry of Commerce, General Directorate of Risk Management, Liquidation and Revolving Funds, Ankara, Turkey

Journal of Economy Culture and Society, 2021, vol. 64, issue 64, 73-90

Abstract: Recently, the increasing number of female convicts has put women in the limelight of criminology studies, and such studies have examined the reasons for the conviction of female felons, the way the crimes were committed, and the demographic characteristics of women involved in such crimes. Accumulated data regarding female convictions revealed that convicted women had common social and demographic characteristics. In contrast to other research, the present study used econometric techniques to investigate the existence of spatial interaction among regions in terms of the number of female convicts. The researchers used annual data from 2009 to 2017 for Turkey’s 26 subregions. The dependent variable was the proportion of female convicts to the number of convicts entering prison in the area where the crime was committed. The explanatory variables included the participation rate of females in the labor force, female literacy rate, gross domestic product (GDP), number of divorces, and number of marriages. The findings indicated a positive and statistically significant spatial interaction among the regions in terms of the number of female convicts. Therefore, the increasing number of female convicts in any region affects its neighboring regions and consequentially increases the number of female convicts.

Keywords: Female convict ratio; spatial panel model; regional analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.26650/JECS2020-826869

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