Crime and unemployment in Greece: Evidence before and during the crisis

• Ioannis Laliotis ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Surrey

     University of Surrey

     Guildford District, Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Economics and Business Letters, ISSN-e 2254-4380, Vol. 5, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 10-16
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper explores the relationship between unemployment and crime in Greece before and during the crisis using panel data at the regional level for the period 1999-2013. The results indicate the operation of a positive relationship between specific crime categories and male unemployment only during the crisis, a weaker effect of long term unemployment only on the total criminal activity and they reveal the existence of significant dynamics.