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Violent crime driven by income Inequality between countries
Turkish Economic Review
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Violent crime driven by income Inequality between countries
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COCCIA, Mario; CNR -- National Research Council of Italy &Arizona State University
CNR -- National Research Council of Italy Via Real Collegio, 30-10024, Moncalieri (TO), Italy
Arizona State University | Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity 550 East Orange St., Tempe, AZ | 85287-4804 |
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Temperature; Inequality; Violent crime; Intentional homicides; Heat hypothesis.
D63; I14; I24; N30; O44; O57. |
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| Description |
Abstract. The literature has suggested several approaches to explain violent crime, such as the heat hypothesis that more violence is associated to very hot temperature. However, the manifold determinants of violent crime in society are hardly known. This study shows that, controlling the climate, the intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) can be explained by the high level of income inequality, both in hot tropical areas and in temperate regions of the globe. Overall, then, the socioeconomic inequality is one of factors that generates aversive social environments and, as a consequence, a deteriorated human behavior leading to high rates of intentional homicides in society. Keywords. Temperature, Inequality, Violent crime, Intentional homicides, Heat hypothesis.JEL. D63, I14, I24, N30, O44, O57.
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Turkish Economic Review
Turkish Economic Review |
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2018-03-18
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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application/pdf
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http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/TER/article/view/1576
10.1453/ter.v5i1.1576 |
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Turkish Economic Review; Vol 5, No 1 (2018): March; 33-55
Turkish Economic Review; Vol 5, No 1 (2018): March; 33-55 2149-0414 |
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eng
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http://www.kspjournals.org/index.php/TER/article/view/1576/1590
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Copyright (c) 2018 Turkish Economic Review
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 |
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