The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America
Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards, and Ernesto Schargrodsky, editors
Conference held November 29-30, 2007
Published in July 2010 by University of Chicago Press
© 2010 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
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472 pages
ISBN: 0-226-15374-6
Table of Contents
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Introduction:
Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards, Ernesto Schargrodsky
(p. 1 - 15)
(bibliographic info)
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Understanding High Crime Rates in Latin America: The Role of Social and Policy Factors:
Rodrigo R. Soares, Joana Naritomi
(p. 19 - 55)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Alejandro Gaviria
(p. 56 - 60)
(bibliographic info)
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Capital Crimes: Kidnappings and Corporate Investment in Colombia:
Rony Pshisva, Gustavo A. Suarez
(p. 63 - 97)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Juan Pantano
(p. 97 - 100)
(bibliographic info)
(download)
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The Cost of Avoiding Crime: The Case of Bogotá:
Alejandro Gaviria, Carlos Medina, Leonardo Morales, Jairo Núñez
(p. 101 - 132)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Alfredo Canavese
(p. 132 - 136)
(bibliographic info)
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Do Conflicts Create Poverty Traps? Asset Losses and Recovery for Displaced Households in Colombia:
Ana María Ibañez, Andrés Moya
(p. 137 - 172)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Martín González Rozada
(p. 173 - 174)
(bibliographic info)
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Crime Distribution and Victim Behavior during a Crime Wave:
Rafael Di Tella, Sebastián Galiani, Ernesto Schargrodsky
(p. 175 - 204)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Lucas Ronconi
(p. 204 - 206)
(bibliographic info)
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Assessing São Paulo's Large Drop in Homicides: The Role of Demography and Policy Interventions:
João M. P. de Mello, Alexandre Schneider
(p. 207 - 235)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Lucas Llach
(p. 235 - 237)
(bibliographic info)
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The Quality of Life in Prisons: Do Educational Programs Reduce In-Prison Conflicts?:
María Laura Alzúa, Catherine Rodriguez, Edgar Villa
(p. 239 - 264)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Andrés Borenstein
(p. 265 - 266)
(bibliographic info)
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8.
What Do Economists Know about Crime?:
Angela K. Dills, Jeffrey A. Miron, Garret Summers
(p. 269 - 302)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Philip J. Cook
(p. 302 - 304)
(bibliographic info)
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Peaceable Kingdoms and War Zones: Preemption, Ballistics and Murder in Newark:
Brendan O’Flaherty, Rajiv Sethi
(p. 305 - 353)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Guillermo Cruces
(p. 353 - 357)
(bibliographic info)
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Crime Displacement and Police Interventions: Evidence from London’s “Operation Theseus”:
Mirko Draca, Stephen Machin, Robert Witt
(p. 359 - 374)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Catherine Rodriguez
(p. 374 - 377)
(bibliographic info)
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The Impact of Incentives on Human Behavior: Can We Make it Disappear? The Case of the Death Penalty:
Naci Mocan, Kaj Gittings
(p. 379 - 418)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Lucía Quesada
(p. 418 - 420)
(bibliographic info)
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Does Arrest Deter Violence? Comparing Experimental and Nonexperimental Evidence on Mandatory Arrest Laws:
Radha Iyengar
(p. 421 - 452)
(bibliographic info)
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Comment:
Rafael Di Tella
(p. 453 - 456)
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