International Journal of Social Economics: Volume 45 Issue 10

Deterrence effects, socio-economic development, police revenge and homicides in Rio de Janeiro

Gabriel Caldas Montes, Gabriel Oliveira Lins

Due to the high levels of crime in Rio de Janeiro, the purpose of this paper is twofold. The first one is to analyze the effects of deterrence variables (such as the adoption of…

Does poverty lead to crime? Evidence from the United States of America

Mohammed Imran, Mosharrof Hosen, Mohammad Ashraful Ferdous Chowdhury

Economic hardship and crime is always a debatable issue in the political economy literature. Some authors define poverty leads to crime some are completely opposite. The purpose…

Are some taxes better for growth in Pakistan? A time series analysis

Kashif Munir, Maryam Sultan

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of taxes on economic growth in the long run as well as in the short run.

Child labor and family structure: the role of divorce

Shirley Pereira de Mesquita, Wallace Patrick Santos de Farias Souza

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of family structure on child labor by comparing children of nuclear families headed by the father with children of…

Expenditure inequality and polarization in Indonesia, 2002-2012

Indra Indra, Suahasil Nazara, Djoni Hartono, Sudarno Sumarto

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between expenditure inequality and expenditure polarization in Indonesia during the post-reformation era in…