The Dynamics and Determinants of Economic Crimes in Turkiye

Gamze Kargın Akkoç; Dilek Durusu Çiftçi

Makale detayları

The Dynamics and Determinants of Economic Crimes in Turkiye

Yazarlar:

Gamze Kargın Akkoç | Dilek Durusu Çiftçi

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Panel Veri Analizi | Kalkınma Ekonomisi - Makro | Suç Ekonomisi

Dergi:

Fiscaoeconomia Vol.7 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.751-771

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302207

pISSN:

2564-7504

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 The economics of crime deals with two issues: i the economic cost of the crime, and ii the economic motivations behind the crime that is committed by individuals. In this context, crime is distinguished by whether it has an economic characteristic or not. Economic crimes can be defined as non-violent crimes committed to gain profit, benefit, or social status. Understanding the dynamics of crime is crucial for policy-making to minimize the economic and social costs to society. In the last decade, the total amount of crime has been increasing continuously in Türkiye. The economic crimes accounted for approximately 60  of total crimes until 2012. In the later years, the rate of other crimes particularly, assault, threat, and traffic crimes in total crimes have surpassed economic crimes, nonetheless, the number of economic crimes has also been increasing gradually and peaked in 2018. Moreover, economic crimes show regional differences in Türkiye, and revealing these disparities may provide useful insights to policymakers. Therefore, the examination of the dynamics of economic crimes at the regional level and its relationship with economic variables in Türkiye seems to be timely and important. We collect a broad economic crime data of 26 sub-regions for the 2006-2020 period. We first analyze the regional differences in property and fraud by utilizing the mapping method. We also tried to reveal the link between income, unemployment, and education level with property and fraud with dynamic panel methodology and revealed that variables have different effects on different economic crimes.

 The economics of crime deals with two issues: i the economic cost of the crime, and ii the economic motivations behind the crime that is committed by individuals. In this context, crime is distinguished by whether it has an economic characteristic or not. Economic crimes can be defined as non-violent crimes committed to gain profit, benefit, or social status. Understanding the dynamics of crime is crucial for policy-making to minimize the economic and social costs to society. In the last decade, the total amount of crime has been increasing continuously in Türkiye. The economic crimes accounted for approximately 60  of total crimes until 2012. In the later years, the rate of other crimes particularly, assault, threat, and traffic crimes in total crimes have surpassed economic crimes, nonetheless, the number of economic crimes has also been increasing gradually and peaked in 2018. Moreover, economic crimes show regional differences in Türkiye, and revealing these disparities may provide useful insights to policymakers. Therefore, the examination of the dynamics of economic crimes at the regional level and its relationship with economic variables in Türkiye seems to be timely and important. We collect a broad economic crime data of 26 sub-regions for the 2006-2020 period. We first analyze the regional differences in property and fraud by utilizing the mapping method. We also tried to reveal the link between income, unemployment, and education level with property and fraud with dynamic panel methodology and revealed that variables have different effects on different economic crimes.

 The economics of crime deals with two issues: i the economic cost of the crime, and ii the economic motivations behind the crime that is committed by individuals. In this context, crime is distinguished by whether it has an economic characteristic or not. Economic crimes can be defined as non-violent crimes committed to gain profit, benefit, or social status. Understanding the dynamics of crime is crucial for policy-making to minimize the economic and social costs to society. In the last decade, the total amount of crime has been increasing continuously in Türkiye. The economic crimes accounted for approximately 60  of total crimes until 2012. In the later years, the rate of other crimes particularly, assault, threat, and traffic crimes in total crimes have surpassed economic crimes, nonetheless, the number of economic crimes has also been increasing gradually and peaked in 2018. Moreover, economic crimes show regional differences in Türkiye, and revealing these disparities may provide useful insights to policymakers. Therefore, the examination of the dynamics of economic crimes at the regional level and its relationship with economic variables in Türkiye seems to be timely and important. We collect a broad economic crime data of 26 sub-regions for the 2006-2020 period. We first analyze the regional differences in property and fraud by utilizing the mapping method. We also tried to reveal the link between income, unemployment, and education level with property and fraud with dynamic panel methodology and revealed that variables have different effects on different economic crimes.

 Suç ekonomisi iki konu ile ilgilenir: i suçun ekonomik maliyeti ve ii bireyler tarafından işlenen suçun arkasındaki iktisadi motivasyonlar. Bu bağlamda suç, ekonomik bir niteliğe sahip olup olmamasına göre ayrılmaktadır. Ekonomik suçlar kar, menfaat veya sosyal statü elde etmek amacıyla işlenen şiddet içermeyen suçlar olarak tanımlanabilir. Suç dinamiklerini anlamak, topluma olan ekonomik ve sosyal maliyetlerini en aza indirgemek için politika oluşturma açısından çok önemlidir. Son on yılda, Türkiyede toplam suç miktarı sürekli olarak artmaktadır. 2012 yılına kadar toplam suçların yaklaşık 60ını ekonomik suçlar oluşturuyordu. Daha sonraki yıllarda diğer suçların özellikle yaralama, tehdit ve trafik suçları toplam suçlar içindeki oranı ekonomik suçları geçmiş, bununla birlikte ekonomik suçların sayısı da giderek artarak 2018 yılında zirveye ulaşmıştır. Ayrıca, Türkiyede ekonomik suçlar bölgesel farklılıklar göstermektedir ve bu farklılıkların ortaya konulması politika yapıcılara faydalı bilgiler sağlayabilmektedir. Bu nedenle Türkiyede bölgesel düzeyde ekonomik suç dinamiklerinin ve ekonomik değişkenlerle ilişkisinin incelenmesinin yerinde ve önemli olduğu görülmektedir. 2006-2020 dönemi için 26 alt bölgeye ait ekonomik suç verileri geniş bir kapsamda toplanmıştır. İlk önce haritalama yöntemini kullanarak mülk ve dolandırıcılıktaki bölgesel farklılıkları analiz edilmiştir. Ayrıca dinamik panel metodolojisi ile gelir, işsizlik ve eğitim düzeyi ile mülk ve dolandırıcılık arasındaki bağlantıyı ortaya koymaya çalışılmış ve değişkenlerin farklı ekonomik suçlar üzerinde farklı etkileri olduğunu ortaya konmuştur.

Makale detayları

The Dynamics and Determinants of Economic Crimes in Turkiye

Yazarlar:

Gamze Kargın Akkoç | Dilek Durusu Çiftçi

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Panel Veri Analizi | Kalkınma Ekonomisi - Makro | Suç Ekonomisi

Dergi:

Fiscaoeconomia Vol.7 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.751-771

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302207

pISSN:

2564-7504

Economic crime

Income

Unemployment

EducationEkonomik Suç

Gelir

İşsizlik

Eğitim

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Gamze Kargın Akkoç | Dilek Durusu Çiftçi

Yayıncı: Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar: Panel Veri Analizi | Kalkınma Ekonomisi - Makro | Suç Ekonomisi

Dergi: Fiscaoeconomia Vol.7 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.751-771

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001302207

pISSN: 2564-7504

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Gamze Kargın Akkoç | Dilek Durusu Çiftçi

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Panel Veri Analizi | Kalkınma Ekonomisi - Makro | Suç Ekonomisi

Dergi:

Fiscaoeconomia Vol.7 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.751-771

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302207

pISSN:

2564-7504