Highlights
- •An examination of the relationship between inequality and crime is conducted through a meta-analysis, incorporating 1,341 estimates derived from 43 studies.
- •Income inequality has a small, if not inexistent, effect on crime.
- •Some limited evidence of positive publication bias is found.
- •Inequality metrics which are sensitive to changes in both the middle and upper segments of the income distribution exhibit higher coefficients.
- •The omission of relevant variables, such as deterrence and income, introduces a notable bias.
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