Radical in its time, the Becker Model has stood as an authoritative theory on crime since it was published. Becker was also the first economist to apply economic models to non-market social structures ...

Jason Riley is correct that from the 1940s to the 1960s, before racial preferences became predominant in the U.S., black economic progress was immense (“The Tragedy of Affirmative Action,” op ...

Noted Economist, Gary Becker, in his article, Crime and Punishment suggests that “a useful theory of criminal behaviour can dispense with special theories of anomie, psychological inadequacies ...

Latin America and the Caribbean rank among the regions with the highest rates of criminal activity worldwide, marked by a ...

Lahore has witnessed a reduction in crime, with total reported cases dropping to 4,686 in the first two months of 2025, compared to 12,739 in 2023 and 9,566 in 2024.

Applied economics refers to the use of economy-framed theories, combined with data and information, to improve real world outcomes.

“GST has been instrumental in disentangling the link between strains, emotions and crime, but I believe integrating that theory with the concept of emotional invalidation can push GST further,” says ...

A UB criminologist has introduced a new element into one of the field’s guiding frameworks that has implications for crime reduction and other fundamental areas related to criminology and criminal ...

In “Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work,” economist Daryl Fairweather has some ideas about how to get ahead.