Metal crime: the impact of prices, policing and policy

Tom Kirchmaier (), Stephen Machin, Matteo Sandi and Robert Witt

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Abstract: Metal prices are strong drivers of metal crime, according to research by Tom Kirchmaier and colleagues. Their study traces how, over the past ten years, big rises in commodity prices led to a boom in metal crime in the UK, which was followed by a bust as prices fell.

Keywords: metal crime; metal prices; commodity prices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-07
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