Fear of Crime in Mexico: The Impacts of Municipality Characteristics
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DOI: 10.1007/s11205-016-1488-x
Abstract: In the last decade, Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, has seen high poverty, inequality, and increasing homicide rates, which has led to widespread fear of crime. Two important challenges to understand the… read more here.
Keywords: fear crime; level; mexico; crime ... See more keywords
An exploratory study of populism: the municipality-level predictors of electoral outcomes in Italy
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DOI: 10.1007/s40888-020-00191-8
Abstract: By Using a machine-learning algorithm based on BIC, we set up a reduced set of best predictors for Italian populist parties using data on the 2018 general elections at municipality level. Two different and clear… read more here.
Keywords: populism municipality; municipality level; study populism; exploratory study ... See more keywords
Examining the relationship between poverty and length of stay: a repeated cross-sectional study of paediatric hospitalisations in Chile
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034512
Abstract: Objective To measure poverty-based disparities in inpatient length of stay for paediatric hospitalisations. In particular, this paper examines the relationship between municipality level poverty rates and length of stay, accounting for individual level characteristics. Design… read more here.
Keywords: paediatric hospitalisations; poverty; length stay; relationship ... See more keywords