Los costos sociales del crimen en la Ciudad de México y áreas suburbanas
In this paper we measure social costs of crime, following two approaches. First, estimate costs of homicides, at the National level in 1997, under different assumptions about lost wages. When assuming profiles differ over the life cycle, the costs amount from .03 to .6 percent of GDP, depending on t...
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| description | In this paper we measure social costs of crime, following two approaches. First, estimate costs of homicides, at the National level in 1997, under different assumptions about lost wages. When assuming profiles differ over the life cycle, the costs amount from .03 to .6 percent of GDP, depending on the discount factor. Second, we take into consideration other types of crime to estimate social costs of crime in Mexico City. We found costs approximate 3.6 percent of the City's GDP, but consider this figure a lower bound. Further data including costs borne by non-victims would be most helpful for further research in this field. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article-1802025-12-05T15:09:38Z The social costs of crime in Mexico City and suburban areas Los costos sociales del crimen en la Ciudad de México y áreas suburbanas Villoro, Renata Teruel, Graciela social cost GDP violence D39 D60 D69 costo social PIB violencia D39 D60 D69 In this paper we measure social costs of crime, following two approaches. First, estimate costs of homicides, at the National level in 1997, under different assumptions about lost wages. When assuming profiles differ over the life cycle, the costs amount from .03 to .6 percent of GDP, depending on the discount factor. Second, we take into consideration other types of crime to estimate social costs of crime in Mexico City. We found costs approximate 3.6 percent of the City's GDP, but consider this figure a lower bound. Further data including costs borne by non-victims would be most helpful for further research in this field. Realizamos mediciones del costo social del crimen. Primero estimamos el costo de los homicidios a nivel nacional para 1997, bajo distintos supuestos acerca del perfil de salarios, y obtuvimos de .03 a .6 por ciento del PIB, dependiendo del factor de descuento utilizado. Segundo, contemplamos otros tipos de violencia para estimar los costos sociales del crimen en la ciudad de México, los cuales ascendieron a 3.6 por ciento del PIB de la ciudad, el cual consideramos subestima los verdaderos costos. Contar con información sobre no víctimas sería muy valioso para continuar investigando sobre el tema. El Colegio de México, A.C. 2004-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/180 10.24201/ee.v19i1.180 Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México; 37-vol. 19, no. 1, january-june, 2004; 3-44 Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México; 37-vol. 19, núm. 1, enero-junio, 2004; 3-44 0186-7202 0188-6916 eng https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/180/182 Copyright (c) 2018 Estudios Económicos |
| spellingShingle | social cost GDP violence D39 D60 D69 costo social PIB violencia D39 D60 D69 Villoro, Renata Teruel, Graciela Los costos sociales del crimen en la Ciudad de México y áreas suburbanas |
| title | Los costos sociales del crimen en la Ciudad de México y áreas suburbanas |
| title_alt | The social costs of crime in Mexico City and suburban areas |
| title_full | Los costos sociales del crimen en la Ciudad de México y áreas suburbanas |
| title_fullStr | Los costos sociales del crimen en la Ciudad de México y áreas suburbanas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Los costos sociales del crimen en la Ciudad de México y áreas suburbanas |
| title_short | Los costos sociales del crimen en la Ciudad de México y áreas suburbanas |
| title_sort | los costos sociales del crimen en la ciudad de mexico y areas suburbanas |
| topic | social cost GDP violence D39 D60 D69 costo social PIB violencia D39 D60 D69 |
| topic_facet | social cost GDP violence D39 D60 D69 costo social PIB violencia D39 D60 D69 |
| url | https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/180 |
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