The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America

Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards and Ernesto Schargrodsky

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Date: 2010
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Chapters in this book:

Understanding High Crime Rates in Latin America: The Role of Social and Policy Factors , pp 19-55

Rodrigo Soares and Joana Naritomi

Comment on "Understanding High Crime Rates in Latin America: The Role of Social and Policy Factors" , pp 56-60

Alejandro Gaviria

Capital Crimes: Kidnappings and Corporate Investment in Colombia , pp 63-97

Rony Pshisva and Gustavo Suarez

Comment on "Capital Crimes: Kidnappings and Corporate Investment in Colombia" , pp 97-100

Juan Pantano

The Cost of Avoiding Crime: The Case of Bogotá , pp 101-132

Alejandro Gaviria, Carlos Medina, Leonardo Morales and Jairo Nunez

Comment on "The Cost of Avoiding Crime: The Case of Bogotá" , pp 132-136

Alfredo Canavese

Do Conflicts Create Poverty Traps? Asset Losses and Recovery for Displaced Households in Colombia , pp 137-172

Ana Ibáñez and Andres Moya

Comment on "Do Conflicts Create Poverty Traps? Asset Losses and Recovery for Displaced Households in Colombia" , pp 173-174

Martin Gonzalez-Rozada

Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave , pp 175-204

Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galiani and Ernesto Schargrodsky

Comment on "Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave" , pp 204-206

Lucas Ronconi

Assessing São Paulo's Large Drop in Homicides: The Role of Demography and Policy Interventions , pp 207-235

Joao De Mello and Alexandre Schneider

Comment on "Assessing São Paulo's Large Drop in Homicides: The Role of Demography and Policy Interventions" , pp 235-237

Lucas Llach

The Quality of Life in Prisons: Do Educational Programs Reduce In-Prison Conflicts? , pp 239-264

María Laura Alzúa, Catherine Rodriguez and Edgar Villa

Comment on "The Quality of Life in Prisons: Do Educational Programs Reduce In-Prison Conflicts?" , pp 265-266

Andrés Borenstein

What Do Economists Know about Crime? , pp 269-302

Angela Dills, Jeffrey Miron and Garrett Summers

Comment on "What Do Economists Know about Crime?" , pp 302-304

Philip J Cook

Peaceable Kingdoms and War Zones: Preemption, Ballistics and Murder in Newark , pp 305-353

Brendan O'Flaherty and Rajiv Sethi

Comment on "Peaceable Kingdoms and War Zones: Preemption, Ballistics and Murder in Newark" , pp 353-357

Guillermo Cruces

Crime Displacement and Police Interventions: Evidence from London's "Operation Theseus" , pp 359-374

Mirko Draca, Stephen Machin and Robert Witt

Comment on "Crime Displacement and Police Interventions: Evidence from London's "Operation Theseus"" , pp 374-377

Catherine Rodriguez

The Impact of Incentives on Human Behavior: Can We Make it Disappear? The Case of the Death Penalty , pp 379-418

Naci Mocan and R. Gittings

Comment on "The Impact of Incentives on Human Behavior: Can We Make it Disappear? The Case of the Death Penalty" , pp 418-420

Lucía Quesada

Does Arrest Deter Violence? Comparing Experimental and Nonexperimental Evidence on Mandatory Arrest Laws , pp 421-452

Radha Iyengar

Comment on "Does Arrest Deter Violence? Comparing Experimental and Nonexperimental Evidence on Mandatory Arrest Laws" , pp 453-456

Rafael Di Tella

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