Happiness and Beliefs in Criminal Environments
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- Di Tella, Rafael & MacCulloch, Robert & Ñopo, Hugo R., 2008. "Happiness and Beliefs in Criminal Environments," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 1489, Inter-American Development Bank.
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Keywords
Happiness; crime; beliefs; income distribution;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C83 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Survey Methods; Sampling Methods
- I39 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Other
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- Y80 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines - - - Related Disciplines
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-HAP-2009-01-31 (Economics of Happiness)
- NEP-LAW-2009-01-31 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-LTV-2009-01-31 (Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty)
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