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Energy Inequality and Instrumental Violence

Author(s) -

Ronald Helms,

S. E. Costanza

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

sage open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 32

ISSN - 2158-2440

DOI - 10.1177/2158244014530730

Subject(s) - energy consumption , instrumental variable , overcrowding , tobit model , economics , consumption (sociology) , poison control , energy (signal processing) , public economics , psychology , demographic economics , econometrics , environmental health , economic growth , engineering , statistics , sociology , medicine , social science , mathematics , electrical engineering

Economic research has firmly established that energy consumption isclosely linked to economic growth patterns. The subtext of such research is thatdisruptions to stable supplies of affordable energy could adversely affect quality oflife and interrupt patterns of social cohesiveness. This article investigates ahypothesized link between patterns of energy consumption and instrumental violenceacross 868 U.S. counties. Tobit regression results confirm an inverse associationbetween a global indicator of energy consumption and robbery rates, after statisticallyholding constant numerous theorized correlates of crime. Results support calls forincreased contingency planning in anticipation of energy-related social controlchallenges and continued efforts to research and develop alternate and affordableenergy

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