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Trade networks, heroin markets, and the labor market outcomes of Vietnam veterans
Lonsky, Jakub; Ruiz, Isabel; Vargas-Silva, Carlos - 2021
approximated by the location of unauthorized Chinese immigrants. Instrumenting for the unauthorized Chinese immigrant enclaves in … unauthorized Chinese enclaves in 1990. …
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Law enforcement, social control and organized crime : evidence from local government dismissals in Italy
Cingano, Federico; Tonello, Marco - 2020
related to the activity of organized crime, as homicide, extortion, drug-trafficking or usury. Petty crimes are estimated to …, the signaling role of the policy, and other forms of social control) rather than induced by organized crime itself. …
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Fiscal position of immigrants in Europe : a quantile regression approach
Joxhe, Majlinda; Scaramozzino, Pasquale; Zanaj, Skerdilajda - 2021
This paper compares the net fiscal position (NFP) of immigrants versus natives using data from the European Survey on Living Conditions (EU-SILC) for the period 2007-2015. By employing a quantile regression approach, we find that European and non-European migrants have a different fiscal...
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The long-term effect of migration on economic inequality between EU Member States
Ulceluse, Magdalena M. - 2019
This paper explores the long-term effect of migration on economic inequality between the 28 EU member states, covering the period 1995-2017. The cross-national, longitudinal analysis demonstrates that migration has had a positive and significant effect on development and economic growth in 28...
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Greek myth or fact? : the role of Greek houses in alcohol and drug violations on American campuses
Raghav, Manu; Diette, Timothy M. - 2022 - This version: March 1, 2022
Greek-letter student social groups, better known as fraternities and sororities, are a ubiquitous feature on many American higher education campuses. These organizations, especially fraternities, have a reputation for encouraging unruly and improper behavior among both members and non-members....
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On the tragedy of mass shooting : the crime effects
Gunadi, Christian - 2021
beyond those immediately exposed to the incidents. In this paper, I examine the crime consequences of mass shootings. I … property crime rate by about 4%. …
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What happens in criminal firms after godfather management removal? : judicial administration and firms performance
Calamunci, Francesca M. - 2020
level. The empirical evidence shows how organised crime firms are intrinsically managed by their dark criminal side …
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Gulags, crime, and elite violence : origins and consequences of the Russian mafia
Lonsky, Jakub - 2020
dramatic rise in crime driven by elite violence which erupted shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012311107
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Economic shocks and crime : evidence from the Brazilian trade liberalization
Carneiro, Rafael Dix; Soares, Rodrigo Reis; Ulyssea, Gabriel - 2017
This paper studies the effect of changes in economic conditions on crime. We exploit the 1990s trade liberalization in … tariff reductions experienced a temporary increase in crime following liberalization. Next, we investigate through what … channels the trade-induced economic shocks may have affected crime. We show that the shocks had significant effects on …
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Extreme temperature and extreme violence across age and gender : evidence from Russia
Popova, Olga; Otrachshenko, Vladimir; Tavares, José - 2019
We examine the relationship between extreme temperatures and violent mortality across Russian regions, with implications for the social costs of climate change. We assess the unequal impact of temperature shocks across gender and age groups by exploring a dataset on temperature and violence in...
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