Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)Perceptionst

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Ajzenman, Nicolas; Dominguez, Patricio; Undurraga, Raimundo
• 署名单位: Getulio Vargas Foundation; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Universidad de Chile
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-APPLIED ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7782
• DOI: 10.1257/app.20210156
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 142-176
• 关键词: Electoral accountability; legal status; migration; diversity; Legalization; countries; CONFLICT; media

摘要

This paper studies the effects of immigration on crime and crime per-ceptions 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 pre-ventive 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)