taking the decision to perpetrate violence, not only responds to expected economic costs and benefits, but also to an … conclusions show that the probability of victimization by violence is higher in places with greater income inequality, larger …

-existing levels of violent crime. The cross-sectional evidence is backed by panel data analysis dating back to 1999. The annual inflow … rampant violence in the region. Using a novel identification strategy, this paper provides the first econometric evidence for … exploits subnational variation in the exposure of migrant communities to exogenous conditions in the host country. Violence …

Recent evidence suggests a positive impact of air pollution on crime in large cities. We provide first evidence on the … levels. We use a unique combination of daily crime data with weather and emission records for the states of Baden … crime of 4.6%. …

In this article, we examine anti-foreigner hate crime in the wake of the large influx of asylum seekers to Germany in … effect of an unexpected and sudden change in the share of the foreign-born population on anti-foreigner hate crime. Our … county-level analysis shows that not simply the size of regional asylum seeker infl ows drives the increase in hate crime …