Publication Date:
2010
Short description:
Testing the effects of crime on Italian economy / Detotto, C; Pulina, Manuela. - In: ECONOMICS BULLETIN. - ISSN 1545-2921. - 30(3):(2010), pp. 1-12.
abstract:
This paper aims at assessing the causal and temporal relationships between crime and the economic indicators related
to the aggregated demand function. The case study is Italy and a quarterly frequency is used (1981:1-2005:4). A
Vector Autoregressive Correction Mechanism (VECM) is employed after having assessed the integration and
cointegration status of the variables under investigation. Long and short run dynamics are estimated. A Granger
causality test is also implemented to establish temporal interrelationships. The main findings are that, in the short run,
crime positively effects GDP and government expenditure, while has a crowding out effect on exports. In the long run,
crime positively leads imports and inflation, whereas negatively investments and government expenditure.
to the aggregated demand function. The case study is Italy and a quarterly frequency is used (1981:1-2005:4). A
Vector Autoregressive Correction Mechanism (VECM) is employed after having assessed the integration and
cointegration status of the variables under investigation. Long and short run dynamics are estimated. A Granger
causality test is also implemented to establish temporal interrelationships. The main findings are that, in the short run,
crime positively effects GDP and government expenditure, while has a crowding out effect on exports. In the long run,
crime positively leads imports and inflation, whereas negatively investments and government expenditure.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
List of contributors:
Detotto, C; Pulina, Manuela
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