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Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)Perceptions

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Report , Other literature type , Research 01 Jan 2020 Chile English Publisher:American Economic AssociationJournal:American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, volume 15, pages 142-176 (issn: 1945-7782, eissn: 1945-7790,

Authors: Nicolás Ajzenman; Patricio Domínguez; Raimundo Undurraga;

doi: 10.1257/app.20210156 , 10.2139/ssrn.3780453 , 10.18235/0002714 , 10.2139/ssrn.3689249 , 10.2139/ssrn.4258034

handle: 10419/232839

Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)Perceptions

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This paper studies the effects of immigration on crime and crime perceptions in Chile, where the foreign-born population tripled in less than ten years. We document null effects of immigration on crime but positive and significant effects on crime-related concerns and on preventive behavioral responses, such as investing in home security. We explore several channels and provide suggestive evidence related to low- versus high-education immigrants, ethnicity-related intergroup threats, and the role of local media. (JEL D83, D91, J15, K42, L82, O15, O17)

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Chile

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University of Chicago
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330, ddc:330, justicia e instituciones sólidas, media, crime beliefs, justice and strong institutions, 16 Paz, K1, 300, O15, crime perception, 16 Peace, F22, Ciencias sociales, crime, immigration

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