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dc.contributor.authorTraxler, Christianen
dc.contributor.authorBurhop, Carstenen
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-15-
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-24T11:04:22Z-
dc.date.available2012-04-24T11:04:22Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/57471-
dc.description.abstractUsing panel data for Prussia during 1882 to 1910, we replicate Mehlum, Miguel, and Torvik's (2006) study on the causal effect of poverty on crime in 19th century Germany. In addition, our data set allows us to make several original contributions to the literature. We confirm the robust positive effect of poverty on property crime. Employing the rye price as a proxy for poverty, we show that the effect is less pronounced for provinces with a large agricultural sector. As Mehlum et al., we also find a strong negative impact of poverty on violent crime. However, once we account for beer consumption, this effect vanishes.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aMax Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aPreprints of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods |x2010,35en
dc.subject.jelK42en
dc.subject.jelI33en
dc.subject.jelN93en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordcrimeen
dc.subject.keywordpovertyen
dc.subject.keywordrye priceen
dc.subject.keywordbeeren
dc.subject.keywordweatheren
dc.subject.keywordPrussiaen
dc.subject.stwArmuten
dc.subject.stwKriminalitäten
dc.subject.stwAlkoholkonsumen
dc.subject.stwGewalten
dc.subject.stwSozialgeschichteen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwPreußenen
dc.titlePoverty and crime in 19th century Germany: A reassessment-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn636806480en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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