Crime and beliefs: Evidence from Latin America

Crime and beliefs: Evidence from Latin America

We find that perceptions of crime and individual experience with crime (crime victimization) are positively correlated with left-wing beliefs within countries, controlling for income and other correlates of ideology, in a sample for Latin American countries in the mid-1990's.

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Veröffentlicht in:Economics letters 2008-06, Vol.99 (3), p.566-569
Hauptverfasser: Tella, Rafael Di, Donna, Javier, MacCulloch, Robert
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Beliefs
Crime
Fairness
Ideology
Latin America
Legitimacy
Legitimacy of market
Marketization
Victims
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Zusammenfassung:We find that perceptions of crime and individual experience with crime (crime victimization) are positively correlated with left-wing beliefs within countries, controlling for income and other correlates of ideology, in a sample for Latin American countries in the mid-1990's.
ISSN:0165-1765
1873-7374
DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2007.10.002