CRIME IN BORDER AREAS: THE CASE OF MINAS GERAIS

Authors

  • Lucas Siqueira de Castro Pós-Doutorando da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Eduardo Almeida Professor associado da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Keywords:

Crime, Convergence, Spatial econometrics, Minas Gerais

Abstract

In recent years, crime has spread throughout Brazil, suggesting the hypothesis of a convergence of crime rates. In turn, Minas Gerais is influenced by neighboring states through its vast borders. The present work aims to analyze if the edge effect affects the convergence of crime rates between Minas Gerais and its contiguous states at the microregional level for the years 1991 and 2010. The results indicate that there is a conditional convergence of crime rates for the state of Minas Gerais.

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Author Biographies

Lucas Siqueira de Castro, Pós-Doutorando da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4338231U6

Eduardo Almeida, Professor associado da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4797699P4

Published

2019-01-08

How to Cite

CASTRO, L. S. de; ALMEIDA, E. CRIME IN BORDER AREAS: THE CASE OF MINAS GERAIS. Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 3, p. 322–336, 2019. Disponível em: https://revistaaber.org.br/rberu/article/view/318. Acesso em: 23 nov. 2024.
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