The relationship between income inequality and crime has attracted the interest of many researchers, but little convincing evidence exists on the causal effect of inequality on crime in developing countries. This paper estimates this effect in a unique context: Mexico's Drug War. The analysis takes advantage of a unique data set containing inequality and crime statistics for more than 2,000 Mexican municipalities covering a period of 20 years. Using...
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2014/06/01
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS6935
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2014/06/01
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Income inequality and violent crime : evidence from Mexico's drug war
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income inequality