@techreport{Papps1998Unemployment,
abstract = {This paper uses panel data techniques to examine the relationship
between unemployment and a range of categories of crime in New
Zealand. The data cover sixteen regions over the period 1984 to 1996.
Random and fixed effects models are used to investigate the possibility of
a causal relationship between unemployment and crime. Hypothesis tests
show that the inclusion of random region effects and fixed time effects
produces the most efficient model. The main finding of the paper is that
unemployment cannot explain changes in the overall crime rate, although
significant effects on crime are found for some subcategories of crime.},
author = {Kerry L. Papps and Rainer Winkelmann},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {J68; 330; regional panel data; fixed effects; clearance rate; Arbeitslosigkeit; Kriminalit\"{a}t; Neuseeland},
language = {eng},
number = {25},
title = {Unemployment and Crime: New Answers to an Old Question},
type = {IZA Discussion paper series},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20867},
year = {1998}
}
