Does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence
Globalization skeptics argue that trade liberalization has high social costs, including an increase in expropriative behavior such as civil-conflict, coercion of labor and crime. We show that a theoretical relationship between trade and expropriation exists, but the sign differs for developed and de...
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| author | Ghosh, Arghya Robertson, Peter E. Robitaille, Marie-Claire |
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| description | Globalization skeptics argue that trade liberalization has high social costs, including an increase in expropriative behavior such as civil-conflict, coercion of labor and crime. We show that a theoretical relationship between trade and expropriation exists, but the sign differs for developed and developing economies. We verify this empirically using data on crime rates. Specifically we find trade liberalization,as measured by both higher openness and lower import duty rates, tends to increase burglaries and theft in very labor abundant countries. For other countries, however,we find that trade liberalization has either a small negative effect on crime,or no effect, depending on the country’s capital abundance. |
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| spelling | nottingham-479232020-05-04T18:18:01Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47923/ Does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence Ghosh, Arghya Robertson, Peter E. Robitaille, Marie-Claire Globalization skeptics argue that trade liberalization has high social costs, including an increase in expropriative behavior such as civil-conflict, coercion of labor and crime. We show that a theoretical relationship between trade and expropriation exists, but the sign differs for developed and developing economies. We verify this empirically using data on crime rates. Specifically we find trade liberalization,as measured by both higher openness and lower import duty rates, tends to increase burglaries and theft in very labor abundant countries. For other countries, however,we find that trade liberalization has either a small negative effect on crime,or no effect, depending on the country’s capital abundance. Wiley 2016-10-04 Article PeerReviewed Ghosh, Arghya, Robertson, Peter E. and Robitaille, Marie-Claire (2016) Does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence. The World Economy, 39 (10). pp. 1482-1513. ISSN 0378-5920 Expropriation; International trade; Globalization; Crime https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12422 doi:10.1111/twec.12422 doi:10.1111/twec.12422 |
| spellingShingle | Expropriation; International trade; Globalization; Crime Ghosh, Arghya Robertson, Peter E. Robitaille, Marie-Claire Does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence |
| title | Does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence |
| title_full | Does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence |
| title_fullStr | Does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence |
| title_short | Does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence |
| title_sort | does globalisation affect crime? theory and evidence |
| topic | Expropriation; International trade; Globalization; Crime |
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