Turning from crime: A dynamic perspective

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 158-173

  Sickles, Robin C ^a   Williams, Jenny ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dynamic model; Panel data; Simulated method of moments; Social capital; Value function approximation

Indexed keywords

LAW ENFORCEMENT; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STANDARDS;

CAPITAL STOCKS; DYNAMIC MODEL; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; GENERALIZED METHOD OF MOMENTS; HUMAN CAPITAL; PANEL DATA; SIMULATED METHOD OF MOMENTS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL NORMS; STRUCTURAL PARAMETERS; VALUE FUNCTION APPROXIMATION;

METHOD OF MOMENTS;

EID: 50049097723     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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