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 o ffenses, the eff ect on the overall …

This article aims at studying the impact of return on education on criminal behaviour. A dynamic model of time … conditions under which the involvement of a country in a “knowledge society” produces a decrease in crime level. …

Using local administrative data from 1826 to 1936, we document the evolution of crime rates in 19th century France and … we estimate the impact of a negative income shock on crime. Our identification strategy exploits the phylloxera crisis … this shock to identify its impact on property and violent crime rates, as well as minor offences. Our estimates suggest …

their lower education using their migration experience. Finally, we estimate the determinants of skill mismatch on the …

test the associations between preferences and education and between preferences and smoking. Second, nested logistic models …

-agricultural jobs. In the former British colonies, the links between origin, migration, education and occupational achievement appear …