Carneiro, Rafael Dix; Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Ulyssea, Gabriel - 2016
find that labor market conditions have a strong effect on homicides. We exploit the 1990s trade liberalization in Brazil as … pattern mirrors the labor market responses to the trade shocks. Using the trade liberalization episode to design an … to a 39% increase in homicide rates. Our results highlight an additional dimension of adjustment costs following trade …