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Speeding, punishment, and recidivism : evidence from a regression discontinuity design
Gehrsitz, Markus - 2017
This paper estimates the effects of temporary driver's license suspensions on driving behavior. A little known rule in the German traffic penalty catalogue maintains that drivers who commit a series of speeding transgressions within 365 days should have their license suspended for one month. My...
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Risky moms, risky kids? : fertility and crime after the fall of the wall
Chevalier, Arnaud; Marie, Olivier - 2022
Following the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the birth rate halved in East Germany. Despite their small sizes, the cohorts conceived during this period of socio-economic turmoil were, as they grew up in reunified Germany, markedly more likely to be arrested than cohorts conceived a few years...
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Risky moms, risky kids? : fertility and crime after the fall of the wall
Chevalier, Arnaud; Marie, Olivier - 2019
We study the link between parental selection and child criminality. Following the collapse of the communist regime in 1989, the number of births halved in East Germany. These cohorts became markedly more likely to be arrested as they grew up in reunified Germany. This is observed for both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149749
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Immigration, regional conditions, and crime : evidence from an allocation policy in Germany
Piopiunik, Marc; Ruhose, Jens - 2015
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010503284
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Immigration, regional conditions, and crime : evidence from an allocation policy in Germany
Piopiunik, Mark; Ruhose, Jens - 2015
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010509654
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Do immigrants affect crime? : evidence from panel data for Germany
Maghularia, Rita; Übelmesser, Silke - 2019
The paper analyses the empirical relationship between immigrants and crime using panel data for 391 German … positive association between the immigrant rate and the crime rate. We assess the robustness of this result by considering the … interpretation of the estimates. There is no evidence that immigrants increase crime. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012029079
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Microeconometric analyses on economic consequences of selective migration
Ruhose, Jens - 2015
, increase crime. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011742892
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Immigration, regional conditions, and crime : evidence from an allocation policy in Germany
Piopiunik, Marc; Ruhose, Jens - 2015
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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010503989
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The refugee wave to Germany and its impact on crime
Dehos, Fabian - 2017
Does refugee migration cause crime? I address this question drawing on recent refugee migration to Germany during the … years 2010 to 2015. Based on administrative data records, I add to the literature by disentangling the direct crime impact … locational restrictions and find no impact on crime except for migrationspecific offenses. For the group of recognized refugees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011793246
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Do Immigrants Affect Crime? Evidence from Panel Data for Germany
Maghularia, Rita; Uebelmesser, Silke - 2019
The paper analyses the empirical relationship between immigrants and crime using panel data for 391 German … positive association between the immigrant rate and the crime rate. We assess the robustness of this result by considering the … interpretation of the estimates. There is no evidence that immigrants increase crime. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052802