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...

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Main Authors: Fafchamps, M, Minten, B
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2002