reduce crime. However, the empirical evidence on the relationship between economic shocks and criminal behavior is at best … predate. Beyond this basic distinction between an "opportunity cost" and a "rapacity" mechanism that may mediate the effect of … economic shocks on crime, this chapter proposes a simple conceptual framework to understand this nuanced relationship. We posit …

Most studies examining the impact of migrants on crime rates in hosting populations are in the context of economic … migrants in developed countries. However, we know much less about the crime impact of refugees in low- and middle … limited access to formal employment, and face partial mobility restrictions, we find that total crime per person (including …

Most studies examining the impact of migrants on crime rates in hosting populations are in the context of economic … migrants in developed countries. However, we know much less about the crime impact of refugees in low- and middle … limited access to formal employment, and face partial mobility restrictions, we find that total crime per person (including …

Empirical evidence reveals that unemployment tends to increase property crime but that it has no effect on violent … crime. To explain these facts, we examine a model of criminal gangs and suggest that there is a substitution effect between … property crime and violent crime at work. In the model, non-monetary valuation of gang membership is private knowledge. Thus …

Empirical evidence reveals that unemployment tends to increase property crime but that it has no effect on violent … crime. To explain these facts, we examine a model of criminal gangs and suggest that there is a substitution effect between … property crime and violent crime at work. In the model, non-monetary valuation of gang membership is private knowledge. Thus …

gang activity and violent crime than is widely accepted. While areas with more gang activity also have more violence, our … theory suggests gangs form as protection agencies precisely in areas with high violent crime rates. While gangs, like … governments, use violence to enforce rules, the net impact of gangs is to lower violent crime. We test this hypothesis and offer …

crime rates in U.S. cities located along the border, between 1992 and 2017. We find that, for cities along the U … property crime rates and that increased border fencing is associated with significant declines in both property and violent … crime rates. Further investigation into the underlying mechanism provides evidence that border control measures are …

We analyse property crime in an economy composed of a large number of heterogeneous individuals who need to protect … themselves. The crime equilibrium is modeled as a free-access equilibrium in which the match between criminals and victims … equates the average returns to crime. The supply and toleration for crime are endogenized taking into account incentives to …

gang activity and violent crime than is widely accepted. While areas with more gang activity also have more violence, our … theory suggests gangs form as protection agencies precisely in areas with high violent crime rates. While gangs, like … governments, use violence to enforce rules, the net impact of gangs is to lower violent crime. We test this hypothesis and offer …