Understanding victimization: the case of Mozambique
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Understanding victimization : the case of Mozambique. / Barslund, Mikkel Christoffer; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Chiconela, Jacinto.
I: World Development, Bind 35, Nr. 7, 2007, s. 1237-1258.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Understanding victimization
T2 - the case of Mozambique
AU - Barslund, Mikkel Christoffer
AU - Rand, John
AU - Tarp, Finn
AU - Chiconela, Jacinto
N1 - JEL Classification: K40, K42, O55
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This paper analyzes how economic and non-economic characteristics at the individual, household, and community level affect the risk of victimization in Mozambique. We use a countrywide representative household survey from Mozambique with unique individual level information and show that the probability of being victimized is increasing in income, but at a diminishing rate. The effect of income is dependent on the type of crime, and poorer households are vulnerable. While less at risk of victimization, they suffer relatively greater losses when such shocks occur. Lower inequality and increased community level employment emerge as effective avenues to less crime
AB - This paper analyzes how economic and non-economic characteristics at the individual, household, and community level affect the risk of victimization in Mozambique. We use a countrywide representative household survey from Mozambique with unique individual level information and show that the probability of being victimized is increasing in income, but at a diminishing rate. The effect of income is dependent on the type of crime, and poorer households are vulnerable. While less at risk of victimization, they suffer relatively greater losses when such shocks occur. Lower inequality and increased community level employment emerge as effective avenues to less crime
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - victimization
KW - crime
KW - Mozambique
U2 - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.09.018
DO - 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.09.018
M3 - Journal article
VL - 35
SP - 1237
EP - 1258
JO - World Development
JF - World Development
SN - 1873-5991
IS - 7
ER -
ID: 832086