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Item Restricted A model of crime in the Philippines: the effect of consumption and labor markets on crime(2011-01) Anabo, David Joseph; Enriquez, Oliver Godfrey; Tecson, Gwendolyn R.Property crime has recently been a heated topic in the realm of Social Sciences. Even in the field of Economics, many have tried to explain the occurrence of crime. Nevertheless, no one has been so bold to claim that he/she has successfully modeled property crime and its causes. This is because property crime cannot be generalized, with it differing from incident to incident, from region to region, and from country to country. This is why this paper conducts an inquiry on what drives people to commit property crime in the Philippines. That instead of a cross-country analysis of crime, it singles out a country so as to not make the assumption of homogeneity in the causes of crime across such distinct cultures and settings. This paper then will look at the economic factors and its effects on theft and robbery in the Philippines, with no comparison to neighboring countries. To be particular, this paper aims to find out whether rapid GOP growth the key to eradicating property crime from the country, whether personal consumption affects property crime, and whether the state of the labor market affect the incidence of theft and robbery. With the use of regional data, panel data methods, and economic theory, this paper delves into the realm of property crime in the Philippines, and look for the causes and roots of property crime.Item Restricted Factors and associated with property and personal crime in the Philippines(2007-04) Anselmo, Ma. Kristine R.; Kaibigan, Bernardo V.; Pernia, Ernesto M.This study uses panel data on index crime rates for the 15 regions of the Philippines over the period 1991-2003 to analyze the factors associated with crime in the country. As different types of index crimes are likely to be influenced by different factors, the total index crime rate was disaggregated into two: (a) crimes against person (murder, rape, homicide, an4 physical injury); and (b) crimes against property (robbery and theft). For both types of crimes, the study reveals that unemployment, inflation, poverty, and population density are positively associated with crime. Gross regional domestic product per capita, on the other hand, is shown to be inversely related to crime.Item Restricted The economic determinants of crimes against property across provinces(2006-03-27) Lopez, Julius Bernard G.