1. Crime and regional economic growth in Mexico: A spatial perspective.
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Torres‐Preciado, Víctor Hugo, Polanco‐Gaytán, Mayrén, and Tinoco‐Zermeño, Miguel A.
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ECONOMIC impact of crime , *REGIONAL economics , *ECONOMIC development , *REGIONAL economic disparities , *TWENTY-first century ,SOCIAL conditions in Mexico - Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of crime on regional economic growth in Mexico. We estimate a growth model using a spatial panel data model and test for the presence and type of spatial interaction, as proposed by Elhorst. Our results suggest that a two-way spatial Durbin model best fits the data, crime exerts a negative total effect on economic growth across Mexican states, particularly homicides and robbery, and significant spillover effects seem to reinforce the negative impact on regional growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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