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Transición demográfica, condición económica y tasa de homicidio. El caso de Colombia, 1990-2013

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  • Luis Eduardo Sandoval

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Los cambios recientes en la tasa de homicidios Colombiana no consideran la variación en la distribución por edades, la inflación y el desempleo que pueden explicar cómo la miseria afecta los homicidios en el largo plazo. Por ello, a partir de un periodo de tiempo relevante para Colombia se puede analizar si la transición demográfica reciente dada por un mayor porcentaje de población joven es un predictor robusto de los cambios observados en la tasa de homicidios junto con una medida de miseria correspondiente a la suma entre las tasas de desempleo e inflación municipal. Esto permite explicar la relación de largo plazo entre la distribución etaria en Colombia y el aumento de la tasa de homicidios en los anos 90 junto con la disminución en la última parte de los anos 2000. Se encontró que existe relación entre la edad y el crimen, tal y como lo sugiere la literatura clásica y existe una relación de largo plazo entre los homicidios, la miseria y la densidad de población joven. Recent changes in the Colombian homicides rate not consider the change in the age distribution, inflation and unemployment that can explain how misery affects homicides in the long run. Therefore, from a relevant time period for Colombia can be analyzed if recent demographic transition given by a higher percentage of young population is a robust predictor of observed changes in the homicide rate along with a corresponding measure of misery given for the sum between unemployment rates and local inflation. This helps explain the long-term relationship between the age distribution in Colombia and rising homicide rates in the 90s along with the decrease in the latter part of the 2000s. It was found that there is a relationship between age and crime, as suggested by the classical literature and there is a long-term relationship between the homicides, misery and youth population density.

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  • Luis Eduardo Sandoval, 2014. "Transición demográfica, condición económica y tasa de homicidio. El caso de Colombia, 1990-2013," Revista Ecos de Economía, Universidad EAFIT, December.
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    1. Luis Eduardo Sandoval, 2018. "Socio-economics characteristics and spatial persistence of homicides in Colombia, 2000-2010," Estudios de Economia, University of Chile, Department of Economics, vol. 45(1 Year 20), pages 51-77, June.

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    Keywords

    Tasa de homicidio; Cambios demográficos; Tasa de miseria;
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    JEL classification:

    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

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