We examine the empirical relationship between immigration and crime across Italian provinces during the period 1990 … with the incidence of property crimes and with the overall crime rate. Then, we use instrumental variables based on … other types of crime. Since robberies represent a very minor fraction of all criminal offenses, the effect on the overall …

In this paper we examine the empirical relationship between immigration and crime across Italian provinces during the … positively correlated with the incidence of property crimes and with the overall crime rate. Then, we use instrumental variables … unaffected all other types of crime. Since robberies represent a very minor fraction of all criminal offenses, the effect on the …

abilities. Typically, there is more crime in the low ability group and increasing punishment reduces crime, but the opposite may …

the fight against violent crime. The study uses a computable general equilibrium model (CGE) built upon the economy of … Minas Gerais, a Brazilian state. Main results suggest a comparable reducing effect of both type of expenditures on crime …

This paper adds to the literature on the economic determinants of crime by examining the impact of macro …-economic instability had a significant impact on crime, both homicide and robbery. However, homicide and robbery do not react to …

governance on the shareholders' confidence. We are trying to explore the relationship between its different variables in the … committees and the boards of directors and the asset efficiency and the confidence of the shareholders of the counterpart. On the … companies seem to have a negative and significant effect on the shareholders' confidence. …

the observed patterns in the team-entry gender gap: (1) a gender gap in confidence in others (i.e. women are less …