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Which Dimension of Income Distribution Drives Crime? Evidence from the People’s Republic of China | |
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2017-03-29 | |
出版年 | 2017 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 国际 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
英文摘要 |
![]() Income polarization rather than income inequality explains crime rates in the People’s Republic of China. Income distribution is perceived to affect crime. Consequently, economists have been modeling crime-employing inequality indicators as one of the explanatory variables, yielding mixed results. We argue that income polarization rather than inequality should be taken into account in the context of crime analysis. Technically, in addition to income gaps as captured by inequality indicators, the recently developed polarization index of Duclos, Esteban, and Ray (2004) also measures social segregation, which implies immobility and alienation, both of which are closely related to social tensions and conflicts. Thus, this polarization index is expected to be a better variable in explaining crime. To substantiate our arguments, we use provincial panel data from the People’s Republic of China to model the crime–income distribution relationship. Income polarization is found to be positively and significantly associated with crime. When both income polarization and inequality indicators are included in the models, the former remains a positive and significant determinant while the latter becomes insignificant. WORKING PAPER NO: 704 |
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来源平台 | Asian Development Bank |
文献类型 | 科技报告 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/233958 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | [unavailable]. Which Dimension of Income Distribution Drives Crime? Evidence from the People’s Republic of China,2017. |
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