The impact of immigrants on host country crime

It is conventionally believed that immigration increases crime rates in the host country. However, empirical results are not in line with this crime concern. We develop a model with endogenous skill upgrading and criminal choices to reconcile the inconsistency.

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Dai, Tiantian ; Liu, Xiangbo ; Xie, Biancen
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 119.2013, 2, p. 157-161
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Immigration \| Crime \| Skill-upgrading

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	F22 - International Migration ; K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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