Economic growth and crime against small and medium sized enterprises in developing economies

Asif Islam

Small Business Economics, 2014, vol. 43, issue 3, 677-695

Abstract: Several studies have explored the relationship between economy-level crime rates or individual-level crime and economic growth. However, few studies have examined the relationship between economic growth and crime against firms. Using data for about 12,000 firms in 27 developing countries this study finds that economic growth is negatively associated with crime. This relationship is stronger for small and medium firms than large firms. The study also explores several economy-wide factors and their influence on the growth–crime relationship for small and medium enterprises. The results are robust to various sensitivity checks. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

Keywords: Crime; Firms; Economic growth; Development; K40; L26; O10; O40; O50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-014-9548-6

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