Do inequalities predict fear of crime? Empirical evidence from Mexico
| Autor: | Lucie Piaser, Matthieu Clément |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Groupe de Recherche en Economie Théorique et Appliquée (GREThA), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bordeaux (UB) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science Inequality 050204 development studies media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Development Education Economic inequality 0502 economics and business Mexico [North America] Endogeneity 050207 economics 10. No inequality Empirical evidence media_common [QFIN]Quantitative Finance [q-fin] 05 social sciences Multilevel model Social disorganization theory 1. No poverty Modeling Fear of crime 16. Peace & justice Risk perception Estimation Method 8. Economic growth Income Crime Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | World Development World Development, Elsevier, 2021, 140, ⟨10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105354⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0305-750X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105354⟩ |
| Popis: | Deeply rooted in the social disorganization theory, this article aims at studying the causal impact of local inequality, a main community structural factor, on individuals’ fear of crime. Combining multiple datasets and focusing on the Mexican case, this study has several goals. First, we construct an innovative index of fear of crime composed of three dimensions: emotion, cognition and behavior. Second, we build measures of income and education inequality representative at the municipal level. Lastly, we assess the causal effect of inequalities on fear of crime, controlling both for the hierarchical structure of the data and endogeneity bias relying on two-stage least squares (2SLS) multilevel models. Our results suggest a strong positive linear relationship between municipal income inequality and fear of crime. However, the observed effect is stronger for the emotive and behavioral dimensions. Concerning education inequality, we also find a positive impact on feeling of unsafety (emotive dimension), but of smaller magnitude, and on risk perception (cognitive dimension). While our results are robust to different robustness checks for income inequality, they are less stable for education inequality. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd |
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