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In the 2015 refugee crisis, nearly one million refugees came to Germany, raising concern that crimes against natives … for the broader literature on immigration and crime which considers only crimes per capita or variants thereof, but never … results do not support the view that Germans were victimized in greater numbers by refugees as measured by their rate of …
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Does large-scale refugee immigration affect crime rates in receiving countries? We address this question based on the … large and unexpected refugee inflow to Germany that peaked in 2015-2016. Arriving refugees were dispersed across the country … property and violent crimes. The crime effects are robust across specifications and in line with increased suspect rates for …
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In the 2015 refugee crisis, nearly one million refugees came to Germany, raising concern that crimes against natives … for the broader literature on immigration and crime which considers only crimes per capita or variants thereof, but never … results do not support the view that Germans were victimized in greater numbers by refugees as measured by their rate of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012035562
Germany. Based on quasi-random variation in the allocation of refugees across municipalities and unique data on refugee …This paper investigates the effects of local exposure to refugees on electoral outcomes in the 2016 state election in … populations and their type of accommodation, I find that an increase in the population share of refugees increases the vote share …
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authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration …After the collapse of the Soviet Union, more than 3 million people with German ancestors immigrated to Germany under a … substantially stronger effects in regions with high preexisting crime levels or large shares of foreigners. …
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authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration …After the collapse of the Soviet Union, more than 3 million people with German ancestors immigrated to Germany under a … substantially stronger effects in regions with high preexisting crime levels or large shares of foreigners. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010509654
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 … identification strategy exploits that a scramble for accommodation determined the assignment of refugees to German counties resulting …
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examines the determinants of skill downgrading among two types of immigrants - refugees and economic immigrants - in the German … labor markets between 1984 and 2018. We find that refugees downgrade more than economic immigrants, and this discrepancy …
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This paper investigates the effects of the 2015 mass inflow of refugees to Germany on electoral outcomes. Specifically …, using unique data on refugee populations and their type of accommodation, I analyze how local exposure to refugees affects … success of right-wing parties. For identification, I exploit quasi-random variation in the allocation of refugees across …
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decades, it is important to know both how migrants integrate into the destination countries and how immigration affects …-contained chapters that contribute to the understanding of the performance of migrants in the host society and the impact of migrants on …. Chapters 4 and 5 cover the effect of immigration on the host societies by showing that growing up in high immigration area …
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