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Violencia y criminalidad urbana en Colombia (2000-2010): El enfoque económico ortodoxo

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  • Cuartas C., Deiman
  • Valencia A., Germán Darío
  • Zapata Q., Oswaldo

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Resumen: La incidencia transversal que tiene la violencia y la criminalidad sobre la mayoría de variables económicas ha inducido a que sean consideradas como objetos de estudio de la ciencia económica. El artículo presenta la mirada económica ortodoxa sobre la violencia y la criminalidad urbana, sintetiza los principales aportes de la literatura colombiana al tema en las últimas décadas y describe el comportamiento reciente de algunas variables asociadas con estos fenómenos en las principales ciudades colombianas; mostrando al final, los avances y limitaciones que tiene este enfoque económico para comprender y proponer soluciones al problema.Abstract: Crosscutting incidence of violence and crime on the majority of economic variables has led to their being objects of analysis of economic science. The article presents the orthodox economic view on violence and urban crime, summarizes the main contributions that Colombian literature on the subject in recent decades and describes the recent behavior of some variables associated with these phenomena in major Colombian cities. Highlighting the end, progress and limitations of this economic approach to understand and propose solutions to the problem.

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  • Cuartas C., Deiman & Valencia A., Germán Darío & Zapata Q., Oswaldo, 2011. "Violencia y criminalidad urbana en Colombia (2000-2010): El enfoque económico ortodoxo," Perfil de Coyuntura Económica, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000165:010694
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    Keywords

    violencia homicida; economía del crimen; seguridad urbana; coyuntura política colombiana;
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    JEL classification:

    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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