@article{MAKHILLPJSS2009627417,
    title = {Socio-Economic Determinants of Crime in Nigeria},
    journal = {Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences},
    volume = {6},
    number = {2},
    pages = {54-59},
    year = {2009},
    issn = {1683-8831},
    doi = {pjssci.2009.54.59},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1683-8831&doi=pjssci.2009.54.59},
    author = {Douglason G. Omotor},
    keywords = {Causality,cointegration,crime,error-correction,unemployment,Nigeria},
    abstract = {The study estimates the dynamics of socio-economic determinants of crime in Nigeria from 1981-2005 using an error-correction model. The exclusive socio-economic determinants are population, literacy, unemployment, inflation and income. The study analysed the long-run causality between security or crime and discomfort applying the error-correction based, Granger causality technique and dynamic error-correction method. The results revealed that unemployment is the most important determinant of crime in Nigeria. The evidence that insecurity Granger causes discomfort is also established.}
    }