David Skarbek Source Confirmed

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Researcher

John Brown University

faculty

18 h-index 91 pubs 1,844 cited

Research Areas

Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Crime Patterns and Interventions Culture, Economy, and Development Studies Economic Theory and Institutions Global Security and Public Health Political Conflict and Governance

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OverviewAI-generated summary

David Skarbek's research encompasses the political economy of criminal governance, with a focus on crime, illicit activities, and governance. His work incorporates perspectives from criminal justice and corrections analysis, exploring crime patterns and interventions across different cultural and economic contexts. Skarbek analyzes economic theory and institutions to understand global security, public health, political conflict, and governance. His recent work includes studies of analytic narratives in political economy, comparative approaches to prison gangs and prison order, and attitudes toward vigilantism in Brazil. He has also investigated the organization of Danish gangs using a transaction cost approach.

Metrics

  • h-index: 18
  • Publications: 91
  • Citations: 1,844

Selected Publications

  • Comparative Approaches to the Study of Prison Gangs and Prison Order (2024) DOI
  • Analytic Narratives in Political Economy (2023) DOI
  • Replication Data for: "Vigilantism and Institutions: Understanding Attitudes toward Lynching in Brazil" (2022) DOI
  • The Partisan Politics of Law and Order. By Georg Wenzelburger. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. 268p. $49.95 cloth. (2021) DOI

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Emily Skarbek John Brown University 1 shared publication

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