Abstract

RAIHER, Augusta Pelinski. Economic Crisis: Potential Effects on Criminality, Poverty and Mortality Rates -Brazilian Municipalities. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.68, pp.237-264.  Epub May 02, 2022. ISSN 2448-6183.  https://doi.org/10.22136/est20221684.

This paper aims to analyze possible effects of the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 on criminality, poverty and mortality rates in Brazilian municipalities. With this purpose, the year 2015 was analyzed for being the period when the country went through the greatest recession in recent years. The Propensity Score Matching Method was used to evaluate the impact of a sharp decrease in the Gross Domestic Product. The data surveyed showed that no difference of effect was observed in the variation of these variables between the municipalities that experienced the recession and those where there was economic growth.

Keywords : Covid-19; economic crisis; social aspects.