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Altruistic Preference and Crime Perception

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  • Rounak Sil

    (KPMG Global Services (KGS))

  • Tirtha Chatterjee

    (O.P. Jindal Global University)

  • Ritika Jain

    (Centre for Development Studies)

Abstract

We propose a static model of agriculture household behaviour and incorporate two behavioural aspects in it-namely altruistic tendencies and perceptions related to crime. We use a game theoretic framework, based upon the standard agricultural household model proposed by Singh et al. (World Bank Econ Rev 1:149–179, 1986) which is well suited for a rural agricultural setting in a developing country like India. The results of the model show that altruism deters perception of crime in regions with comparatively low expenditure on crime reducing activities, and vice-versa. We empirically test the results of the theoretical model by using the India Human Development Survey-II for the year 2011–2012. The instrumental variable regression results validate our main hypothesis affirming the potential role of social capital in crime mitigation for states with weaker institutions.

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  • Rounak Sil & Tirtha Chatterjee & Ritika Jain, 2023. "Altruistic Preference and Crime Perception," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 166(2), pages 339-364, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:166:y:2023:i:2:d:10.1007_s11205-023-03077-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-023-03077-x
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    Keywords

    Altruism; Crime perception; Agricultural households; Collectives; Behavioural economics; Police expenditure;
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    JEL classification:

    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • C26 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation

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