Unemployment and Homicide in SSA

This data set is a sample of 48 SSA countries, that covers the period from 1990 to 2022, using annual data.
The dependent variable in our study is homicide. Most previous empirical studies estimate homicide using intentional homicide per 100,000 people. These data are collected from the World Development Indicators (WDI) database of the World Bank.
The key explanatory variable of interest to us is unemployment, which is defined as the proportion of the working population who are unemployed but available and looking for work (World Bank, 2023). These data also come from the World Bank’s WDI database.
To support the relationship between unemployment and homicide, our major analyses include some a set of control variables that are important determinants of homicide. These variables include: GDP growth defined as the annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on a constant local currency; inflation measured by the consumer price index; the adult literacy rate, which is the percentage of people aged 15 and over who can both read and write; enrolment in tertiary education measured by the gross enrolment ratio.

本数据集为48个社会安全协会国家（SSA）的样本，涵盖1990年至2022年的年度数据。在本研究中，我们所依赖的变量为谋杀案件。绝大多数先前的实证研究通过每10万人中故意谋杀案件的数量来估算谋杀案件。这些数据均来源于世界银行的《世界发展指标》（WDI）数据库。对我们而言，关键的解释变量是失业率，该指标被定义为寻求工作但可供雇佣的劳动人口比例（世界银行，2023年）。这些数据同样来自世界银行的WDI数据库。为了支撑失业率与谋杀案件之间的关系，我们主要分析中包含一系列对谋杀案件具有重要决定性的控制变量。这些变量包括：以固定本地货币计算的市场价格GDP的年度增长率，即GDP增长率；通过消费者价格指数衡量的通货膨胀率；成人识字率，即15岁及以上既可阅读又可写作的人口百分比；以及以毛入学率衡量的高等教育入学情况。