The Effect of Absolute and Relative Deprivation on Homicides in Brazil

Autor(es)

Aransiola, Temidayo James ^[1] ; Ceccato, Vania ^[1] ; Justus, Marcelo ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] KTH Royal Inst Technol, Dept Urban Planning & Environm, Sch Architecture & Built Environm, Stockholm - Sweden

^[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Inst Econ, Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: HOMICIDE STUDIES; v. 25, n. 4, p. 361-386, NOV 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

This paper investigates the effect of absolute deprivation (proxy unemployment) and relative deprivation (proxy income inequality) on homicide levels in Brazil. A database from the Brazilian Information System about Mortality and Census of the year 2000 and 2010 was used to estimate negative binomial models of homicide levels controlling for socioeconomic, demographic, and geographic factors. Findings show that unemployment and income inequality affect homicides levels and that the effect of the former is more pronounced compared to the latter. Moreover, the combination of income inequality and unemployment exacerbates the overall effect of deprivation on homicide levels. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/23475-2 - Ensaios econômicos sobre crime nos países membros da OECD e no Brasil
• Beneficiário: Temidayo James Aransiola
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 18/14236-0 - Ensaios econômicos sobre crime rural e roubo de carga no Brasil
• Beneficiário: Temidayo James Aransiola
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Doutorado