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Crime rates and labor market opportunities in the Philippines: 1970–2008 |
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| Authors: | Epictetus E Patalinghug |
| Institution: | 1. The Faculty of Management, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel;2. Hebrew University Law School, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem 91905, Israel;3. Department of Economics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel |
| Abstract: | The paper estimates the impact of labor market variables on crime in the Philippines using national-level time series and regional-level panel data. The evidence suggests that wage rate and labor force participation rate have stronger effect on crime than criminal deterrence variables. |
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