We study a high profile public policy question on immigration, namely the link between crime and immigration … evidence of an average causal impact of immigration on crime, nor do we when we consider A8 and Non-A8 immigration separately … causal impact of immigration on crime from our spatial econometric analysis and also present evidence from unique data on …

effect on immigrant crime. We difference out unobserved timevarying factors by 1) comparing recidivism rates of immigrants … differences in crime rates between legal and illegal immigrants. …

This paper focuses on empirical connections between crime and immigration, studying two large waves of recent U ….K. immigration (the late 1990s/early 2000s asylum seekers and the post-2004 inflow from EU accession countries). The first wave led … to a modest but significant rise in property crime, while the second wave had a small negative impact. There was no …

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 …

often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime, but …Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is …

, with religion seen as a potential barrier. We investigate the role of ethnic enclaves and churches for the assimilation of …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of immigrant and ethnic enclaves on the success of … 2000 Summary Files at the ZIP Code level and were used to empirically investigate the effect of enclaves. Findings – The … enclaves may experience difficulty assimilating the benefits that enclaves offer. Practical implications – Cultural connections …