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Applied Economics Letters Volume 20, 2013 - Issue 8
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The role of education in determining the attitudes towards crime in Europe

Elena D'Agostino Department of Economics, Statistics, Mathematics and Sociology (DESMAS), University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Emiliano Sironi Department of Statistical Sciences, Catholic University and ‘P. Baffi’ Centre on Central Banking and Financial Regulation, Bocconi University, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Giuseppe Sobbrio Department of Economics, Statistics, Mathematics and Sociology (DESMAS), University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Pages 724-727 | Published online: 05 Nov 2012
 
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Abstract

Using data from the European Social Survey (ESS), we investigate the relationship between education and attitudes towards offences and crime. The results suggest that in a European context years spent in education are positively associated with more permissive attitudes towards criminal behaviour.

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