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 … population in Italy. According to these estimates, immigration increases only the incidence of robberies, while leaving …

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 … immigration toward destination countries other than Italy to identify the causal impact of exogenous changes in Italy's immigrant …

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 …

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

This paper examines empirically the interaction between immigration and host country economic conditions. We employ a …

immigrants is the most valuable, immigration enhances imports regardless of the quality of institutions in the partner country …