The Twin Impacts of Income Inequality and Unemployment on Murder Crime in African Emerging Economies: A Mixed Models Approach

The Twin Impacts of Income Inequality and Unemployment on Murder Crime in African Emerging Economies: A Mixed Models Approach

This study analyses the dynamic impact of income inequality and unemployment on crime in a panel of 15 African countries during the period 1994–2019 using four models: the panel vector autoregression model, the generalized method of moments model, the fixed-effect model, and machine learning. These...

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Main Authors: Lindokuhle Talent Zungu, Thamsanqa Reginald Mtshengu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Economies
Subjects:
African countries
crime
GMM
income inequality
machine learning
PVAR
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/11/2/58

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