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Keeping up by robbing the Joneses

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  • Rosaria Distefano
  • Livio Ferrante
  • Francesco Reito

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In this article, we find evidence of a ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ effect in the relationship between inequality and crime in Italy. We use data on minor and major crimes in the 20 Italian regions in the years 2004–2015 and show that for higher (lower) income levels, inequality leads individuals to commit major (minor) crimes to try to keep up with richer people.

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  • Rosaria Distefano & Livio Ferrante & Francesco Reito, 2019. "Keeping up by robbing the Joneses," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(4), pages 290-294, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:26:y:2019:i:4:p:290-294
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2018.1467547
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    1. Huang, Kevin X.D. & Liu, Fengqi & Meng, Qinglai & Xue, Jianpo, 2022. "Keeping up with the Joneses and the consumption response to government spending," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 220(C).

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