Carr, Joel; James, Jonathan; Clifton-Sprigg, Joanna; … - 2022
We provide evidence of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial hate crime in England and Wales. Using various … difference-in-difference and event study approaches, we find that racial hate crime against East Asians increased by 70 … evidence that hate crime increased as COVID-19 cases in China increased and following announcements from the government …