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The rate of violent crimes has increased considerably in all regions of the globe
during the recent decades. Specifically, the residents of the terrorism-effected
countries have witnessed an unprecedented surge in homicide rates. This study
revisits the role of macroeconomic and socioeconomic factors in determining
the homicide rate in Asian countries worst affected by terrorism. Social
inequalities, economic development, urbanization, poverty, unemployment, and
other economic and demographic variables are analyzed and found to be
associated with homicide rates in the target countries. Data were collected from
fourteen worst terrorism affected countries with the highest rate of homicide on
the basis of/considering the quality and availability of data from year 2000 to
2011. Panel-unit root test and panel-cointegration test were applied to check for
log-run relation between the variables and POLS test was applied for hypothesis
testing. Lastly, outcomes were tested for robustness using panel GMM
estimators. This study tried to fill the gap in the relatively unexplored
geographical region and provides an opportunity to better understand homicide
variation around the Asian world. The results show that all studied economic
variables are cointegrated and have a significant relation to the homicide rates
in selected Asian countries. It is also found that all religions play a vital role in
diminishing the homicidal rate.
Imtiaz Arif, Syed Tehseen Jawaid, Sehreen Iqbal. (2017) Dynamics of Homicide Rates in Asian Countries: A Quantitative Study, Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences, Volume-10, Issue-1.
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