Open AccessHow are unemployment and crime related in Russia: panel data analysis
Author(s) -
Nikolay Myachin,
Ludmila Donchevskaia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
na straže èkonomiki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2588-0071
DOI - 10.36511/2588-0071-2021-3-38-47
Subject(s) - unemployment , panel data , context (archaeology) , economics , incentive , property crime , competition (biology) , labour economics , demographic economics , violent crime , macroeconomics , econometrics , criminology , sociology , market economy , geography , ecology , archaeology , biology
The dynamics of crime depend on many factors, among which unemployment occupies a special place. This is due to the fact that declining real incomes and increased competition in the labor market create incentives to engage in illegal activities. Most foreign studies conclude that unemployment predominantly affects the level of property crime, while the dynamics of general crime does not depend on the state of the labor market. This article aims to analyze the mutual influence of unemployment and various types of crime in the Russian context. Using official statistics and analysis of panel data, the authors conclude that unemployment has a significant impact on the number of economic crimes in Russia.