TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - A cointegration analysis of crime, economic activity, and police performance in Sao Paulo city
JO  - Journal of applied statistics
A1  - dos Santos, Marcelo Justus
A1  - Kassouf, Ana Lucia
SP  - 2087
EP  - 2109
VL  - 40
IS  - 10
N2  - The main objective of this paper is to investigate possible causes for the significant reduction observed in crime rates in SAo Paulo city. By applying a cointegration analysis, we observed long-run relationships between crime, economic activity, and police performance. The results indicate that the lethal crime rate is positively related to unemployment and negatively related to real wages and to the results of law-enforcement activities, specifically arrests and seizure of firearms. Moreover, the hypothesis that the Disarmament Statute led to a reduction in the lethal crime rate is not rejected.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0266-4763
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02664763.2013.804905
ID  - ref1
ER  -