Using Increases in Criminal Deportees from the US to Estimate the Effect of Crime on Economic Growth and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Previous empirical studies have uncovered little evidence that crime hinders development, possibly due to simultaneity problems. This paper uses the increase in criminal deportees from the US as an instrumental variable to identify the causal effect of crime on economic growth and development. An in...
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MDPI AG
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Laws |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/4/4/691 |