Logo
Munich Personal RePEc Archive

Is there an electoral-motivated crime rate cycle? Evidence from Argentina

Meloni, Osvaldo (2012): Is there an electoral-motivated crime rate cycle? Evidence from Argentina.

[thumbnail of MPRA_paper_40177.pdf]
Preview
PDF
MPRA_paper_40177.pdf

Download (141kB) | Preview

Abstract

In the last three decades Argentina tripled its crime rate boosting safety at the top of mayor concerns of Argentineans which leaves open the question about the behavior of incumbent governors of the 23 provinces about anti-crime measures in the proximity of elections. How do incumbent governors react to escalating crime as elections come closer? This paper investigates electorally-motivated crime rate fluctuations in Argentina for the period 1984-2007. District–level dynamic panel data reveals the existence of an electoral cycle in the total crime rate as well as in property crimes.

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact us: mpra@ub.uni-muenchen.de

This repository has been built using EPrints software.

MPRA is a RePEc service hosted by Logo of the University Library LMU Munich.