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Unhappiness and crime: evidence from South Africa
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Powdthavee, Nattavudh (2003) Unhappiness and crime: evidence from South Africa. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick, Department of Economics. Warwick economic research papers (No.685).
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Abstract
This paper is the first of its kind to study quality of life responses of crime victims. Using cross-sectional data from the OHS97 survey of South Africa, we show that victims report significantly lower well-being than the non-victims, ceteris paribus. The calculated ‘compensating variation’ suggests that it would take, on average, an extra $10,000 per month to offset the psychological costs of crime. Happiness is lower for nonvictimized respondents currently living in higher crime areas. However, we find a strong evidence for females that criminal victimization hurts, but hurts less if the crime rate on our reference group is high.
Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform D History General and Old World > DT Africa |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Happiness -- South Africa, Quality of life -- South Africa, Crime -- Sociological aspects, South Africa -- Economic conditions, South Africa -- Social conditions | ||||
Series Name: | Warwick economic research papers | ||||
Publisher: | University of Warwick, Department of Economics | ||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
Official Date: | October 2003 | ||||
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Number: | No.685 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 36 | ||||
Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) |
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