Obesity and crime: Is there a relationship?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 103
Issue: 3
Pages: 149-152

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

This paper considers the extent to which individual crime hazards increase with four measures of clinical obesity. Cox proportional hazard parameter estimates suggest that reductions in the incidence of obesity will improve public health and public safety by reducing crime.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:103:y:2009:i:3:p:149-152
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29