Millions of refugees made their way to Europe between 2014 and 2015, with over one million arriving in Germany alone …. Yet, little is known about the impact of this inflow on labor markets, crime, and voting behavior. This article uses … administrative data on refugee allocation and provides an evaluation of the short-run consequences of the refugee inflow. Our …

ascertain if there is a link between refugee settlements and local crime rates or terrorist events in the United States. We fail …According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of refugees worldwide rose to 21.3 million in … 2015. Yet, resistance to the welcoming of refugees appears to have grown. The possibility that refugees may commit acts of …

Many countries have reduced refugee admissions in recent years, in part due to fears that refugees and asylum seekers … consequences of refugee resettlement on crime. We leverage a natural experiment in the United States, where an Executive Order by … crime and precisely estimated. Overall, the results suggest that crime rates would have been similar had refugee arrivals …

migrants in developed countries. However, we know much less about the crime impact of refugees in low- and middle … natives and refugees) falls due to the arrival of the refugees. This finding also applies to several types of crime; the only …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 … natives and refugees) falls due to the arrival of the refugees. This finding also applies to several types of crime; the only …Most studies examining the impact of migrants on crime rates in hosting populations are in the context of economic …

supermarket self-checkouts in Italy, we show that heightened refugee media coverage reduces under-reporting of items among … shoppers born in major refugee-source countries, but not other migrants or natives. The effect is concentrated in the seven …

Despite intense policy debates, the relationship between social welfare and refugee crime remains understudied. Taking … steps to address this gap, our study focuses on Switzerland, where mobility restrictions on exogenously assigned refugees …, especially for petty crimes and drug offenses. In light of limited (short-run) repercussions for refugees’ labor market …