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 inflows drives the increase in hate crime, but …

authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration … substantially stronger effects in regions with high preexisting crime levels or large shares of foreigners …

In this paper, we study convergence in per capita gross regional products across Russian regions in the period from … model to analyze regional convergence process in the Russian case. We also take into account possible spatial effects and do … a series of other robustness checks. Our main estimates establish a convergence rate of around 2% per year. While we …

This paper analyzes convergence in per capita gross regional product of Russia's regions during the period 1995 …-2010, when regional data are available. Using a panel regression framework we find no evidence for beta-convergence. Instead we … regional product confirm this outcome as do non-parametric estimates of convergence, namely estimates using Markov transition …

This paper uses nonparametric techniques to study GDP convergence across German labor market regions and counties … during the period 1992-2004. The main result is that regional convergence in unified Germany has been substantial. In the …

1986 and 1998, we find strong evidence that gang crime rates in the neighbourhood at assignment increase the probability of … boys to commit crimes before the age of 19, and that gang crime (but not other crime) increases the likelihood of teenage … motherhood for girls. Higher levels of gang crime also have detrimental and long-lasting effects, with men experiencing …

prisoner health care by installing effective anti-drug programmes would be one of the most effective measures against crime …

explores the impact of state E-Verify laws on crime. Using agency-by-month data from the 2004 to 2015 National Incident Based …-skilled natives of Hispanic descent, and outmigration of younger Hispanics are important channels. We find no evidence that crime was … displaced to nearby U.S. jurisdictions without E-Verify or that violent crime was impacted by E-Verify mandates. Moreover …

latter is immigration policy and its impact on violent crime where the claims of the pro- and anti-immigration groups are …