Data and Code for: Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)Perceptions

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Nicolás Ajzenman, São Paulo School of Economics-FGV and IZA; Patricio Dominguez, Universidad Catolica de Chile; Raimundo Undurraga, DII and Center for Applied Economics, University of Chile

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  Replication 10/20/2022 06:09:PM

Project Citation: 

Ajzenman, Nicolás, Dominguez, Patricio, and Undurraga, Raimundo. Data and Code for: Immigration, Crime, and Crime (Mis)Perceptions. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2023. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-09-28. https://doi.org/10.3886/E161061V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary 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, ethnic-related intergroup threats, and the role of local media. 

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms crime; immigration; crime perception; media; crime beliefs
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      F22 International Migration
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Chile
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2008 – 2017
Universe:  View help for Universe Native and migrant populations in urban municipalities in Chile
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; aggregate data; census/enumeration data; geographic information system (GIS) data; survey data


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