Socioeconomic and demographic factors of crime in Germany: Evidence from panel data of the German states

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-106

  Entorf, Horst ^a   Spengler, Hannes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crime; Demographics; Deterrence; Income opportunities; Panel data; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001774777     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8188(00)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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