Crime and poverty: evidence from a natural experiment

This paper investigates the relationship between poverty and crime. Following a disputed presidential election, fuel supply to the highlands of Madagascar was severely curtailed in early 2002, resulting in a massive - if temporary - increase in poverty. Using original survey data collected in June 2...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos
Principais autores: Fafchamps, M, Minten, B
Formato: Working paper
Publicado em: University of Oxford 2002