Examining the Link between Crime and Unemployment: A Time Series Analysis for Canada
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- Zuzana Janko & Gurleen Popli, 2015. "Examining the link between crime and unemployment: a time-series analysis for Canada," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(37), pages 4007-4019, August.
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crime; unemployment; Canada; time series analysis;All these keywords.
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- C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
- K1 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-URE-2013-01-26 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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