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Income Inequality: Impact of Inequality Measures on Crimes An Analysis of the State of New Jersey

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  • Bertram Chukwudum Ifeanyi OKPOKWASILI

    (Georgian Court University. USA.)

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This research used time-series data for the 50 year period of 1964 to 2014 to investigate the relationship between income inequalities and crimes in the state of New Jersey, United States of America. It found that income inequality had a significant relationship to all four types of crime measured – murder, forcible rape, aggravated assault and property crimes. Statistical significance would seem to depend on the model and inequality measure used. A log-log relationship existed between inequalities and all the crimes. Different inequality measures enabled different measures of significance. It also found that it was possible to come to different conclusions with respect to the relationships by using different inequality measures- the Gini and the 20/20 measures in our case.

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  • Bertram Chukwudum Ifeanyi OKPOKWASILI, 2016. "Income Inequality: Impact of Inequality Measures on Crimes An Analysis of the State of New Jersey," International Journal of Business and Social Research, MIR Center for Socio-Economic Research, vol. 6(4), pages 12-27, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:mir:mirbus:v:6:y:2016:i:4:p:12-27
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    Keywords

    20/20 measure; aggravated assault; forcible rape; inequality measures; Gini coefficients.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
    • C10 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - General

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