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Determinants of Violence in Mexico

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  • Martha Rodriguez-Villalobos

    (Universidad de Monterrey)

  • Karla Garza-Santillán

    (Universidad de Monterrey)

  • Aida Gutierrez

    (Universidad de Monterrey)

Abstract

This paper determines whether income inequality is the main determinant of violence (measured as the homicide rate) in Mexico, when considering the so-called "hot zones" of the country during the period from 2001 to 2013. By Least Squares in Two Stages (2SLS) with fixed effects, it was found that the main determinants to reduce violence are the increase in the number of students studying the secondary level and the better salary conditions. It was also found that the percentage change in wages is decisive to reduce the level of violence, specifically, a 1% increase in salaries decreases violence levels by 1.19%. As of 2007, the entities belonging to the "hot zones" had a level of violence 0.74% higher than the rest.

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  • Martha Rodriguez-Villalobos & Karla Garza-Santillán & Aida Gutierrez, 2018. "Determinants of Violence in Mexico," Proceedings of Economics and Finance Conferences 6910065, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iefpro:6910065
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    Keywords

    Income Inequality; Crime; Instrumental Variables; Mexico;
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    JEL classification:

    • C36 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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