Crime and regional economic growth in Mexico: A spatial perspective |
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| Authors: | Víctor Hugo Torres‐Preciado Mayrén Polanco‐Gaytán Miguel A Tinoco‐Zermeño |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Email:torrespreciado@ucol.mx, mangel_tinoco@ucol.mx
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Faculty of Economics, University of Colima, Villa de álvarez, Colima, Mexico;4. Faculty of Economics and Pacific Basin Studies Center, University of Colima, Colima, Mexico;5. Faculty of Economics, University of Colima, Villa de álvarez, Colima, Mexico |
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| Abstract: | The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of crime on regional economic growth in Mexico. We estimate a growth model using a spatial panel data model and test for the presence and type of spatial interaction, as proposed by Elhorst. Our results suggest that a two‐way spatial Durbin model best fits the data, crime exerts a negative total effect on economic growth across Mexican states, particularly homicides and robbery, and significant spillover effects seem to reinforce the negative impact on regional growth. |
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| Keywords: | Crime regional economic growth Mexico spatial panel econometrics |
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