Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
1997
College/Unit
Regional Research Institute
Document Number
RESEARCH PAPER 9723
Department/Program/Center
Regional Research Institute
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to test the economic model of crime for the existence of substitution among property crimes using aggregate data from North Carolina counties in 1983. Two models were estimated using weighted least squares. The first model tests the deterrent effect of four criminal justice variables on the rate of four property crimes. The second model tests for substitution cross effects among the crimes. While deterrent effects for individual crimes are apparent, the estimated elasticities do not support the notion that substitution among property crimes exist.
Digital Commons Citation
Merrifield, Jeffrey, "Examining Substitution Between Property Crimes Using North Carolina Data" (1997). Regional Research Institute Working Papers. 190.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/rri_pubs/190