The impact of immigrants on host country crime

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2013
Volume: 119
Issue: 2
Pages: 157-161

Authors (3)

Dai, Tiantian (not in RePEc) Liu, Xiangbo Xie, Biancen (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

It is conventionally believed that immigration increases crime rates in the host country. However, empirical results are not in line with this crime concern. We develop a model with endogenous skill upgrading and criminal choices to reconcile the inconsistency.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:119:y:2013:i:2:p:157-161
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25