Immigration is one of the most important policy debates in Western countries. However, one aspect of the debate is … often mischaracterized by accusations that higher levels of immigration lead to higher levels of crime. The evidence, based … on empirical studies of many countries, indicates that there is no simple link between immigration and crime. Crucially …

"This paper examines nonmarket interactions among migrants from same origins in the urban labor market of Bangkok …, Thailand. We test whether the labor-market performance of previous migrants has externalities to that of new migrants who moved … new migrants (negative substitution effect), (2) the employment probability of previous migrants increases those of new …