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I am not an economist but that claim looks bogus to me. I suspect a lot of indirection between crime - GDP - interest rates, which makes me suspect a spurious c
by throwawayqqq11 3y ago
I am not an economist but that claim looks bogus to me. I suspect a lot of indirection between crime - GDP - interest rates, which makes me suspect a spurious correlation.
- 3abiton 3y agoAlso cherry-picking metrics and ignoring others (imprisonement rate), is trying really hard to push an "implication".
- vidarh 3y agoThe article dealt specifically with imprisonment rate, and cited numbers for how it correlates poorly, and constantly lags, as well as a source which suggests increased imprisonment might actually contribute to more crime.
- vidarh 3y agoDid you read the article? The bulk of it is dealing with the indirection and other factors.