The international literature links mining booms with social disruption. The rapid economic
and population growth that mining brings increases urban crime and social problems. But …

This paper examines the effect of weather shocks on violent crime using disaggregated data
from Brazilian municipalities over the period 1991–2015. Employing a distributed lag model …

Since 1990s, significant transformations have occurred in the mining industry, resulting in
functional and spatial fragmentation that have impacted the operational dynamics in the …

Do variations in local incomes influence peace and conflict in low-and middle-income
countries? The present meta-regression analysis contributes to answering this question by …

This article investigates the relationships among skilled human capital, skilled wages, and
growing early-stage (GE) business activity at the level of functional regions in Chile, and …

Suç hem mikro iktisadi açıdan hem de makro iktisadi açıdan toplumlar ve ekonomiler için
önemli tehditler içermektedir. Mikro analizlerde gelir, işsizlik, eğitim, eşitsizlik gibi …

This paper evaluates the local effects of an exogenous economic shock, specifically, a
mining boom, on crime levels and the mechanisms behind this relationship, including the …

Under what conditions do positive price shocks spark cycles of crime and violence? A
growing literature has produced mixed evidence regarding the influence of price shocks in …

Using the context of the oil and natural gas boom of North Dakota and Montana brought on
by advances in hydraulic fracturing technology, this dissertation studies how changing …

Since 1990s, significant transformations have occurred in the mining industry, resulting in
functional and spatial fragmentation that have impacted the operational dynamics in the …