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The link between inequality and crime is a maybe: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X23003388 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti
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The link between inequality and crime is a maybe: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X23003388 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X2...
“To address this puzzle, I conducted a meta-analysis based on 1,341 estimates drawn from 43 studies in economics journals. The findings indicate a statistically significant but economically insignificant true effect of inequality on crime, ranging between 0.007 and 0.123 using UWLS FAT-PET and advanced methods. In essence, if there is an impact of inequality on crime, it is, at best, minimal.”