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On the political economy of income redistribution and crime

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Ayse Imrohoroglu
Antonio Merlo
Peter Rupert

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A general equilibrium analysis of the effects of income redistribution and crime, showing that while expenditures on police protection reduce crime, it is possible for the crime rate to increase with redistribution.

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