The role of social factors in explaining crime
Utilizing Malaysia data from 1973 to 2008, the study reveals that crime can be influenced by population, fertility, unemployment, and GDP in either the long-run or short-run period. This study also further analysed beyond sample estimations of the variables involved and found that although violent c...
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doaj-be41ecc70ec04258a4d1453162b20c4e2020-11-25T00:38:59ZengGeneral Association of Economists from RomaniaTheoretical and Applied Economics1841-86781844-00292013-06-01XX69911818418678The role of social factors in explaining crimeSiti Nur Zahara HAMZAH0Evan LAU1 Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia Utilizing Malaysia data from 1973 to 2008, the study reveals that crime can be influenced by population, fertility, unemployment, and GDP in either the long-run or short-run period. This study also further analysed beyond sample estimations of the variables involved and found that although violent crime can be explained in the short-run only from the VECM analysis, it is found to be explained by other explanatory variables in the long-run of beyond sample for at least 50 years ahead. It is important for policy makers to focus in both social structure and economic conditions to help prevent crime in the long-run. http://store.ectap.ro/articole/873.pdf fertility; violent; propertyunemploymentVECM; causality |
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The role of social factors in explaining crime |
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The role of social factors in explaining crime |
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The role of social factors in explaining crime |
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General Association of Economists from Romania |
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Theoretical and Applied Economics |
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2013-06-01 |
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Utilizing Malaysia data from 1973 to 2008, the study
reveals that crime can be influenced by population, fertility, unemployment,
and GDP in either the long-run or short-run period. This study also further
analysed beyond sample estimations of the variables involved and found that
although violent crime can be explained in the short-run only from the
VECM analysis, it is found to be explained by other explanatory variables in
the long-run of beyond sample for at least 50 years ahead. It is important for
policy makers to focus in both social structure and economic conditions to
help prevent crime in the long-run. |
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fertility; violent; property unemployment VECM; causality |
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