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Homicide and Economic Conditions

Publication ,  Journal Article
Cook, PJ; Zarkin, G
Published in: Journal of Quantitative Criminology
March 1986

M. Harvey Brenner has produced two influential studies of the social costs of unemployment, economic inequality, and economic growth, both sponsored by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. This paper reports the results of an effort to reproduce Brenner’s findings for homicide from his more recent (1984) study. Our conclusions are as follows. (1) Although not obvious from his write-up, Brenner’s 1984 results differ substantively from his earlier results. (2) We are unable to reproduce his reported findings. (3) There are serious methodological problems with his procedure for choosing a regression specification.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Publication Date

March 1986

Volume

2

Issue

1

Related Subject Headings

  • Criminology
  • 1602 Criminology
 

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Cook, P. J., & Zarkin, G. (1986). Homicide and Economic Conditions. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 2(1).
Cook, P. J., and G. Zarkin. “Homicide and Economic Conditions.” Journal of Quantitative Criminology 2, no. 1 (March 1986).
Cook PJ, Zarkin G. Homicide and Economic Conditions. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 1986 Mar;2(1).
Cook, P. J., and G. Zarkin. “Homicide and Economic Conditions.” Journal of Quantitative Criminology, vol. 2, no. 1, Mar. 1986.
Cook PJ, Zarkin G. Homicide and Economic Conditions. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 1986 Mar;2(1).

Published In

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Publication Date

March 1986

Volume

2

Issue

1

Related Subject Headings

  • Criminology
  • 1602 Criminology