Socio-economic determinants of crime in Pakistan, 1973-2014 (ARDL study)

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Poverty had a positive and significant long-run effect on property crime; income inequality was not significant; police strength had a negative and significant effect on aggregate crime — Socio-economic determinants of crime in Pakistan, 1973-2014 (ARDL study) · 2017 (data 1973-2014)Anwar, Arshed and Anwar, International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 7(1), 312-322 · 2017 (data 1973-2014)Source named — not yet verified

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Anwar, Arshed and Anwar, International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 7(1), 312-322 — https://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/download/3504/pdf. Matched to the source page by an automated research pass on 6 Oct 2026; not yet checked by a person..

What it proves

Evidence cuts both ways: poverty feeds property crime, yet more police lowers crime and inequality shows no clear effect.

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