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Crime and happiness amongst heads of households in Malawi

Davies, Simon; Hinks, Timothy

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Simon Davies



Abstract

This paper uses 2005 Malawian data to investigate the link between crime and happiness in Malawi. Detailed descriptive statistics reveal that crime is a gendered issue and econometric analyses show that males and females respond differently to different crime variables. In particular, for males being attacked has a negative impact on happiness and neighbourhood crime rates have a U-shaped effect on happiness with happiness at its lowest when 11. 2% of respondents in a neighbourhood reported being a victim. For females only a subjective feeling of insecurity impacts negatively on happiness. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Citation

Davies, S., & Hinks, T. (2010). Crime and happiness amongst heads of households in Malawi. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11(4), 457-476. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-009-9152-7

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2010
Deposit Date Nov 15, 2010
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Happiness Studies
Print ISSN 1389-4978
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 4
Pages 457-476
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-009-9152-7
Keywords crime, happiness, subjective wellbeing, quality of life, Malawi, Africa
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1003120
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-009-9152-7
Additional Information Additional Information : The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com.

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