An Exploration of the Relationship between Police Presence, Crime, and Business in Developing Countries

Islam, Asif

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: TERRORISM;    ECONOMIC INCENTIVES;    ECONOMIC GROWTH;    ACCOUNTING;    CAUSAL EFFECTS;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-7560
RP-ID  :  WPS7560

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Economic theory predicts that a rise inpolice presence will reduce criminal activity. Howeverseveral studies in the literature have found mixed results.This study adds to the literature by exploring therelationship between the size of the police force and crimeexperienced by firms. Using survey data for about 12,000firms in a cross-section of 27 developing countries, thestudy finds that increasing the size of the police force isnegatively associated with crime experienced by firms. Theresults are confirmed using a panel of firms for a subset ofcountries for which data are available. The study also findsthat this negative relationship is stronger under certainmacro-economic circumstances.