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Understanding High Crime Rates in Latin America: The Role of Social and Policy Factors

In: The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America

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  • Rodrigo R. Soares
  • Joana Naritomi

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  • Rafael Di Tella & Sebastian Edwards & Ernesto Schargrodsky, 2010. "The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number dite09-1, October.
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    7. Rafael Almeida da Matta & Mônica Viegas Andrade, 2005. "Avaliação Econômica Do Impacto Do Programa De Controle De Homicídios Fica Vivo," Anais do XXXIII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 33th Brazilian Economics Meeting] 153, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pósgraduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics].
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    Cited by:
    1. Rodrigo Vergara., 2009. "Crime Prevention Programs: Evidence for a Developing Country," Documentos de Trabajo 362, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile..
    2. Leonardo Bonilla Mejía, 2009. "Demografía, juventud y homicidios en Colombia, 1979-2006," DOCUMENTOS DE TRABAJO SOBRE ECONOMÍA REGIONAL 005941, BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA - ECONOMÍA REGIONAL.
    3. Laura Chioda & João Manoel Pinho de Mello & Rodrigo R. Soares, 2012. "Spillovers from Conditional Cash Transfer Programs:Bolsa Família and Crime in Urban Brazil," Textos para discussão 599, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil).
    4. Carlos Medina & Christian Posso & Jorge Andrés Tamayo, 2011. "Costos de la violencia urbana y políticas públicas: algunas lecciones de Medellín," BORRADORES DE ECONOMIA 009076, BANCO DE LA REPÚBLICA.
    5. Carlos Medina & Jorge Andrés Tamayo Author-Email jtamayca@banrep.gov.co, . "An Assessment of How Urban Crime and Victimization Affects Life Satisfaction," Borradores de Economia 640, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.

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