State Absence, Remittances, and Crime Victimization in Northern Central America

• In Event: The Politics of Crime in Latin America

Brief Overview

In the context of Northern Central American countries, we test the hypothesis that, in areas where gangs have largely supplanted the state, individuals receiving remittance income are more likely to become victims of crime.

Authors

• Abby Cordova, University of Kentucky

• Jonathan Hiskey, Vanderbilt University