This paper estimates the effect of local labor market conditions on crime in a developing country with high crime rates …. Contrary to the previous literature, which has focused exclusively on developed countries with relatively low crime rates, we … find that labor market conditions have a strong effect on homicides. We exploit the 1990s trade liberalization in Brazil as …

reduce crime. However, the empirical evidence on the relationship between economic shocks and criminal behavior is at best … economic shocks on crime, this chapter proposes a simple conceptual framework to understand this nuanced relationship. We posit … that the way that economic shocks shape criminal behavior depends on three factors: i) whether the shock comes from a legal …

the relative supply of low educated (foreign-born) workers. We identify the exogenous supply shock using historical …

males in Brazil are significantly more responsive to local unemployment rates (-0.13) than their female counterparts. In …

Military Polices in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the context of the IGESP program. The IGESP is based on the … presented points to a causal effect of the IGESP on crime. The most conservative estimates indicate a reduction of 24% in … represented by the program may constitute a first-order factor in a successful policy for fighting crime. -- crime ; police …

combining detailed school characteristics with time and geo-referenced crime information from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, we …This paper investigates the impact of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs on crime. Making use of a unique dataset … estimate the contemporaneous effect of the Bolsa Família program on crime. We address the endogeneity of CCT coverage by …

This paper compares the effects of immigration flows on economic outcomes and crime levels to the public opinion about …, median incomes, or crime levels. This result is in line with the economic effects that people typically expect but does not … confirm the public opinion about the contribution of immigration to higher crime levels, suggesting that Australians …

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 …Using local administrative data from 1826 to 1936, we document the evolution of crime rates in 19th century France and …