CRIME AND IMMIGRATION: EVIDENCE FROM LARGE IMMIGRANT WAVES

被引:159
作者
Bell, Brian [1 ,2 ]
Fasani, Francesco [3 ]
Machin, Stephen [2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, England
[2] London Sch Econ, Ctr Econ Performance, London, England
[3] Barcelona Grad Sch Econ, Inst Econ Anal, Barcelona, Spain
[4] UCL, London WC1E 6BT, England
关键词
ETHNIC ENCLAVES; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1162/REST_a_00337
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
020101 [政治经济学];
摘要
This paper focuses on empirical connections between crime and immigration, studying two large waves of recent U. K. immigration ( the late 1990s/early 2000s asylum seekers and the post-2004 inflow from EU accession countries). The first wave led to a modest but significant rise in property crime, while the second wave had a small negative impact. There was no effect on violent crime; arrest rates were not different, and changes in crime cannot be ascribed to crimes against immigrants. The findings are consistent with the notion that differences in labor market opportunities of different migrant groups shape their potential impact on crime.
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页码:1278 / 1290
页数:13
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